Air Passenger Duty Increases for Private Jets

What are the details of the UK Air Passenger Duty increase?

Yesterday’s budget announcement came with the news that UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is increasing the existing air passenger duty on private jet flights from the UK by 50%. These changes come into effect from 1^st April 2026.

What does this mean in reality for private jet charter clients? Let’s take a look.

 

Under the new rate, private jet flights will be subject to Air Passenger Duty tax to the amounts shown in the table below.

Examples as a result of the changes:

- A flight in a light jet such as a Citation CJ2+ from London to Paris, Nice, Geneva, or Ibiza will increase from £26 to £39 per passenger.

- A flight from Manchester to Dubai (3,520 miles) in a super midsize jet such as an Embraer Praetor 600 will increase from £134 to £201 per passenger.

Examples as a result of the changes:

- London to New York (3,500 miles) in a long-range jet such as the Bombardier Global 6000 will increase from £268 to £402 per passenger.

- A flight from London to Los Angeles (5,500miles) in an aircraft capable of making the journey non-stop will increase from £332 to £498 per passenger.

Here at SHY we are committed to making your private jet charter as seamless and competitively priced as possible and will always work closely with you to ensure this is the case. Our unique experience, expertise, and relationships with the world’s premier private jet operators ensures we are extremely well placed to ensure our private jet charters continue to provide the best value in the market.

For information relating to routes you regularly fly, or are planning to fly post the introduction of the text increase, please get in touch with us.

 

Contribution of the Private Aviation Industry

In 2023, the private aviation industry provided 58,900 jobs (direct and indirectly) and contributed £9.8 Billion to the UK’s economic output. Source: European Business Aviation Association (EBAA)

 

For further information, please contact your SHY private jet charter specialist or email us at fly@shyaviation.com.