Airline CEOs' statement on Air Passenger Duty

Responding to the Treasury?s statement today on Air Passenger Duty, Carolyn McCall from easyJet, Willie Walsh from IAG, Michael OLeary from Ryanair and Steve Ridgway from Virgin Atlantic jointly said: Responding to the Treasury?s statement today on Air Passenger Duty, Carolyn McCall from easyJet, Willie Walsh from IAG, Michael OLeary from Ryanair and Steve Ridgway from Virgin Atlantic jointly said:

?The Government's consultation on APD has been a sham and a waste of taxpayers' money.

"We are left with a tax that has already cost 25,000 jobs, is doing increasing damage to the prospects for economic recovery - and sends a message to the world that Britain is a difficult and expensive place to do business.

?We are united in calling for the Government to commission an independent study of APD's overall economic value and impact. We have no doubt this would confirm that APD's negative effect on UK GDP significantly outweighs its revenue benefit for the Treasury.

?easyJet, IAG, Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic call for this tax on passengers?to be axed.?