Long Haul Air Passenger Duty - AVOID
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It seems that there is a way around APS after all - http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/news/air-passenger-d... .
Hopefully if enough people route thru Dublin APD might be reduced.
Hopefully if enough people route thru Dublin APD might be reduced.
It's not really a secret though is it? 
Same with flying from Amsterdam or many other european hubs. The problem is there are usually extra costs with getting flights to and from there before your longhaul one. Perhaps even a nights stay if it's an early morning flight, as most westbound long haul flights are.
Same with flying from Amsterdam or many other european hubs. The problem is there are usually extra costs with getting flights to and from there before your longhaul one. Perhaps even a nights stay if it's an early morning flight, as most westbound long haul flights are.
el stovey said:
It's not really a secret though is it?
Same with flying from Amsterdam or many other european hubs. The problem is there are usually extra costs with getting flights to and from there before your longhaul one. Perhaps even a nights stay if it's an early morning flight, as most westbound long haul flights are.
No not a secret but I don't think too many people are aware that the tax can be avoided. Also if flying to the USA you can clear immigration at Dublin potentially saving a lot of time on arrival.Same with flying from Amsterdam or many other european hubs. The problem is there are usually extra costs with getting flights to and from there before your longhaul one. Perhaps even a nights stay if it's an early morning flight, as most westbound long haul flights are.
There is a massive danger with this too. You will need separate tickets for LHR-DUB and DUB-JFK (for exmaple). If you miss your LHR-DUB flight for whatever reason, you have zero protection (apart from travel insurance) for your DUB-JFK flight.
Whereas if you flew LHR-DUB-JFK on a single ticket, the airline(s) would be responsible for you reaching JFK as soon as possible if your LHR-DUB flight was messed up. If you book a single ticket for both flights, the tax is payable.
I saw a stat yesterday that the average profit per pax per flight out of LHR is around £2.50. The average tax take is £22. Pure greed by this government, and the previous one (Brown is responsible for this tax).
Whereas if you flew LHR-DUB-JFK on a single ticket, the airline(s) would be responsible for you reaching JFK as soon as possible if your LHR-DUB flight was messed up. If you book a single ticket for both flights, the tax is payable.
I saw a stat yesterday that the average profit per pax per flight out of LHR is around £2.50. The average tax take is £22. Pure greed by this government, and the previous one (Brown is responsible for this tax).
I've got an office in NY (well not me personally I'm not a well built co director), I do this all the time. My mum and dad live in Ireland so it can be useful also to break the journey for free! To be honest it takes a bit more time but as said you can clear US customs in Dublin which can be worth it's weight in gold.
Oh and you meet a much better class of people on Aer Lingus rather than Virgin which seems to be like a long haul package holiday flight recently.
Oh and you meet a much better class of people on Aer Lingus rather than Virgin which seems to be like a long haul package holiday flight recently.
Puggit said:
There is a massive danger with this too. You will need separate tickets for LHR-DUB and DUB-JFK (for exmaple). If you miss your LHR-DUB flight for whatever reason, you have zero protection (apart from travel insurance) for your DUB-JFK flight.
Whereas if you flew LHR-DUB-JFK on a single ticket, the airline(s) would be responsible for you reaching JFK as soon as possible if your LHR-DUB flight was messed up. If you book a single ticket for both flights, the tax is payable.
I saw a stat yesterday that the average profit per pax per flight out of LHR is around £2.50. The average tax take is £22. Pure greed by this government, and the previous one (Brown is responsible for this tax).
That statistic is shocking. An you provide a source? Whereas if you flew LHR-DUB-JFK on a single ticket, the airline(s) would be responsible for you reaching JFK as soon as possible if your LHR-DUB flight was messed up. If you book a single ticket for both flights, the tax is payable.
I saw a stat yesterday that the average profit per pax per flight out of LHR is around £2.50. The average tax take is £22. Pure greed by this government, and the previous one (Brown is responsible for this tax).
s70rmp said:
we flew out to Boston last September Man>Dub>Bos business class with the Lingus, everybody had said how crap they were.
We actually found them to be up there with the best airlines. Nothing was too much. We'll be using them again.
£2800 return Business class for 2 adults !
I did it a month ago, to be fair the seats aren't up there with the best - they aren't fully reclining and the lounges aren't great. But the food and service is good and it is really good value. And since you can't do Boston direct from Manchester it's as good a route as any other.We actually found them to be up there with the best airlines. Nothing was too much. We'll be using them again.
£2800 return Business class for 2 adults !
BTW you can't clear customs in Dublin for Boston
WhereamI said:
I did it a month ago, to be fair the seats aren't up there with the best - they aren't fully reclining and the lounges aren't great. But the food and service is good and it is really good value. And since you can't do Boston direct from Manchester it's as good a route as any other.
BTW you can't clear customs in Dublin for Boston
we had recaro business seat which move to be a flat bed (on our trip, and as we were first of the plane we cleared customs in a matter of minutes. I think from getting off the plane to being at the car rental desk was less then 25 mins including the wait for the bus.BTW you can't clear customs in Dublin for Boston
we thought the seat were very comfy
Yes Etihad have better seat but there flights cost more and they didn't do a Boston flight.
We did try to go over to Boston a few weeks ago for the Stanley Cup game 6 but couldn't get a good deal.
American Airlines Business class seats used to be like huge arm chairs. Very comfy. The had a great service
from Manchester to Boston direct but they stopped it in 2009 I think, never to return.
Yes Etihad have better seat but there flights cost more and they didn't do a Boston flight.
We did try to go over to Boston a few weeks ago for the Stanley Cup game 6 but couldn't get a good deal.
American Airlines Business class seats used to be like huge arm chairs. Very comfy. The had a great service
from Manchester to Boston direct but they stopped it in 2009 I think, never to return.
Yes, they are good value, I just take issue with the 'up there with the best' comment.
Etihad are both good and inexpensive, I do Australia return with Etihad for under £3k in business, which isn't much more than most airlines charge across the atlantic. But being able to do the atlantic for £1500 with Air Fungus is good, the others aren't better to the extent of being worth the extra money and many of them aren't better at all.
Etihad are both good and inexpensive, I do Australia return with Etihad for under £3k in business, which isn't much more than most airlines charge across the atlantic. But being able to do the atlantic for £1500 with Air Fungus is good, the others aren't better to the extent of being worth the extra money and many of them aren't better at all.
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