Airlines notify marked increase in federal excise duty on tickets for int’l flights

Bad news for the people planning to travel abroad as following the hike announced by the federal government in the federal excise duty (FED) in the budget, all airlines, including the PIA, Saudi Air and the Emirates, have accordingly notified an increase in the FED on their tickets for international flights, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.   

The notification took effect on July 1.

Now the FED on economy and economy plus tickets has risen by 150 per cent.

Therefore, the passengers who were previously paying Rs5,000 in FED on economy tickets will now pay Rs12,500.  

Similarly, the amount of duty, which was previously charged from the people traveling to the USA in the Club Class, has now gone up from Rs250,000 to Rs350,000.  

Likewise, the duty on tickets for flights to destinations in Africa and the Middle East has been increased from Rs75,000 to Rs105,000.

The FED on tickets for flights to cities in Europe has been increased from Rs150,000 to Rs210,000.  

Similarly, the duty on tickets for flights to Australia, New Zealand and the countries in the Far East has risen by 40 per cent to reach Rs210,000.

Reporter: Saeed Ahmad Saeed