Do you reclaim the tax and duty paid on cancelled airline tickets? Did you know you can claim the money back?

Well, you are not alone. According to a poll of 2070 people conducted by YouGov for InsureandGo, 48% of travellers are unaware they can claim their money back, and 3% were put off by high administration charges.

Perry Wilson, Managing Director of InsureandGo said, “The amount of tax and duty paid on each flight people take has increased dramatically and it can now be as much as £150 of the cost of a long haul journey.

“Passengers are estimated to pay £972 million in Air Passenger Duty for 2006/07 and £2.117 billion in 2007/08. If you cancel your ticket, it really does pay to claim back the tax and duty you have paid on it.”