Manston boss backs campaign for fair air fuel

A Kent airport boss has backed a campaign to stop holidays becoming even more expensive for jet-setting Brits. Charles Buchanan, chief executive of Kent International Airport, wants the government to ground any plans for a further rise in air passenger duty in next month's Budget. British holidaymakers already pay more flight tax than anywhere else in Europe.

According to the travel organisation ABTA, a family of four flying from the UK to Australia pay £340 in flight tax, compared to just £11 for an Irish family. It says the government has increased air passenger duty by 2,600% since 1994.

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