OAG: TOP 10 AIRPORTS BY SEATS ON INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURES
These statistics, from aviation intelligence specialist OAG, illustrate changes in traffic at the world's busiest international airports in the last four years.
DECEMBER 2008
1- LONDON HEATHROW: 3,345,056 2- PARIS CHARLES DE GAULLE: 2,859,173 3- HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL: 2,850,769 4- FRANKFURT INTERNATIONAL: 2,421,520 5- SINGAPORE CHANGI: 2,322,663 6- DUBAI INTERNATIONAL: 2,201,909 7- AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL: 2,096,717 8- BANGKOK SUVARNABHUMI INTERNATIONAL: 2,038,822 9- SEOUL INCHEON INTERNATIONAL: 1,777,345
DECEMBER 2012 1- LONDON HEATHROW: 3,554,424 2- DUBAI INTERNATIONAL: 3,427,551 3- HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL: 3,159,015 4- SINGAPORE CHANGI: 3,096,666 5- PARIS CHARLES DE GAULLE: 2,726,610 6- FRANKFURT INTERNATIONAL: 2,352,215 7- SEOUL INCHEON INTERNATIONAL: 2,258,391 8- BANGKOK SUVARNABHUMI INTERNATIONAL: 2,194,021 9- AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL: 2,093,064 10- KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL: 1,776,585
AIR PASSENGER DUTY (APD)
APD will rise 2.5 per cent on April 1 this year, and the tax includes a new higher rate for private jets. Long-haul premium levies will go up £4.
APD DISTANCE BANDS Miles from UK 20 Band A (0-2,000)
Band B (2,001-4,000) Band C (4,001 – 6,000) Band D (over 6,000)
Reduced rate (Economy)
£13 £67 £83 £94
£ PER YEAR
(£ PER PAX FROM 1 APRIL 2013) Standard rate
(All other cabins ) £26
£134 £166 £188
1 To apply to aircraft with an authorised take-off weight of 20 tonnes or more, authorised to seat less than 19 passengers. Source: HM Revenue & Customs
Higher rate1 £52
£268 £332 £376
12.4%
Business travel proportion of all overseas trips by UK residents, according to the Office for National Statistics.