Reform would abolish air passenger duty for short-haul family holidays

Reform UK’s leader Nigel Farage and Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick during a press conference near Heathrow Airport (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

Reform UK has pledged to abolish air passenger duty (APD) on short-haul flights for families travelling with children if it wins the next election.

Robert Jenrick, the party’s Treasury spokesman, branded APD a “family holiday tax”, telling a press conference near Heathrow Airport that Reform’s policy would save families £45 on international flights or £48 for domestic flights.