If you’ve ever booked a flight from a UK airport and felt like your wallet took a direct hit before you even reached the runway and left you thinking “Why are plane tickets from the UK so expensive” you’re definitely right to be thinking that way. The UK has the highest air passenger duty (APD) in the world, a major contributing factor to plane ticket costs and good news (!), and it’s about to go even higher in 2026.  Why are plane tickets so expensive from the UK. Whether yo