Even after the APD reduction, domestic air passengers will still be paying more tax per mile travelled than any international traveler despite emitting less carbon. Whilst extra EU flying is exempted from paying for its carbon, domestic flights have been included in the ETS scheme [Emissions Trading System] for almost a decade, so our domestic passengers will also still be paying for their carbon emissions (about £56 per tonne at current prices).
'Taxing domestic flying alone will increase, not reduce, the UK’s transport emissions'
Government
17 November 2021
Universal outrage followed the announcement that the APD rate for domestic air travel would be halved from 2023. For UK domestic airlines, airports and their staff, the frustration was due to the unexpected delay to 2023 when it is badly needed today. For everyone else it seemed the APD cut, and by extension its support for domestic aviation, was a shameful backwards step in the fight against climate change.
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