ABTA urges CAA to delay ATOL levy hike
ABTA is urging the CAA to wait until the full cost of the XL failure is determined before deciding how much the ATOL level should be increased by.
As claimants have up until September 2009 to submit their claim forms, ABTA believes the CAA should delay any increase in the APC until the actual cost of the XL failure is known.
ABTA is also calling for the ATOL protection scheme to be extended beyond package holidays.
The association is urging the Civil Aviation Authority to widen it to cover any customer buying a flight plus accommodation.
ABTA chief executive Mark Tanzer said: “This consultation process is a much-needed opportunity for the trade to make its views known and we would urge both CAA and the Government to simplify and widen consumer protection.
“This would benefit both the industry and their customers for whom the present system is confusing and full of holes.â€
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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