Brian Simpson, Chairman of the European Parliament's Transport and Tourism Committee
Rochelle Turner, told ATAB: “Airlines should not be the automatic beneficiary of any unclaimed APD, and any administration fees that put people off claiming back the APD are unfair.”
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