Ryanair customers have been told they need to pay more for flights they have already booked and paid for. Those who booked to fly from Friday, April 1, will be affected.
Liverpool Echo reports customers were emailed by the airline in which they were told how much extra they would need to pay.
The email says that in March Belgium introduced a new flight tax departing the country from April 1. "This means that even if a passenger booked a flight before 25 March, which is due to depart Belgium on or after 1 April, we must pay this new tax to the Belgian government.
"This new tax is charged at the rate of between €2 and €10 depending on destination." It's understood understands the applicable tax in respect to flights to the UK is €4 per passenger.
The Belgian Embarkation Tax, which comes into effect from April 1, was first proposed by the country’s government last October on distances of less than 500 km in order to encourage alternatives. However, it will now apply to all flights, including passengers travelling by private plane or helicopter.
