GLOBAL flight comparison website, Cheapflights.co.uk, comments in advance of next week’s autumn statement as MPs lobby government to halve APD. The measure is being encouraged to help families by reducing the cost of flying and boost trade post Brexit. The move follows legislation earlier this year, which saw under 16s being exempted from APD.
Andrew Shelton, Managing Director of Cheapflights, said: "There is no doubt that the decision to leave the EU has impacted flight search Pre-Brexit vote. Three Eurozone countries – Spain, France and Greece – were in Cheapflights’ top-five most-searched-for destinations, ranking two, three and four respectively. Following the Brexit decision, Spain remains second on the list, but demand for the destination has dropped by 22%. France has dropped from third place to number five on the list, with searches down 28%, and Greece has fallen from number four to number seven, with demand dropping by 34%.
“If this reduction is granted, we’d expect to see a significant increase in long-haul flight searches on our website over the next month as families seek to make the most of the potential cost savings.”
Andrew Shelton, Managing Director of Cheapflights, said: "There is no doubt that the decision to leave the EU has impacted flight search Pre-Brexit vote. Three Eurozone countries – Spain, France and Greece – were in Cheapflights’ top-five most-searched-for destinations, ranking two, three and four respectively. Following the Brexit decision, Spain remains second on the list, but demand for the destination has dropped by 22%. France has dropped from third place to number five on the list, with searches down 28%, and Greece has fallen from number four to number seven, with demand dropping by 34%.
“If this reduction is granted, we’d expect to see a significant increase in long-haul flight searches on our website over the next month as families seek to make the most of the potential cost savings.”
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