Airlines oppose ETA price hike to enter the UK
Mallorcans need costly new visa
The cost of getting into the UK could rise by 60 percent. | Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter
Non UK nationals flying to the UK from Spain or the United States, for example, need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), which currently costs 10 pounds, but the British government this week announced plans to hike the price to 16 pounds sparking anger in the airline and tourist industry. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opposes the UK Home Office proposal to increase the costs of UK Electronic Travel Authorizations (ETAs) by 60% to GBP 16. Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General, commented: “Proposing to increase ETA costs just a week after the system was introduced is bewildering. If implemented it would be a self-inflicted blow to the UK’s tourism competitiveness.
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So the EU wants a visa for non EU Countries people to visit but a not EU country does the same and they don't like it. Wait till they find out Edinburgh is going to have a 5% tourist tax this summer too :-D
The ETA isn’t a visa, it’s a visa waiver!!!
"Mallorcans need costly new visa" Really? Can you substantiate that somehow? And why just Mallorquins? Is it because they're so (imaginarily) against Brits? Poor Brits. So abused by "the rest of the world". Good job we always win anyway.