Chief Executives from Major U.K. Airlines Opposing Air Passenger Duties

Chief executives from Virgin Atlantic, British Airways and the discount airlines easyJet and Ryanair banded together to make a push to get rid of the United Kingdom's pricey air passenger duty.

The general consensus from these executives was that the air passenger duty taxed both tourism and business in the U.K. In the U.K., the air passenger duty is as high as 170 GBP for passengers in first or business class on long flights, and can add considerable costs to the price of an airline ticket that may deter potential customers.