Travel organisation TUI, which operates holiday firms Holland International, Arke and Kras, has stopped charging customers the special flight tax following the government’s announcement that it is to be scrapped from July 1, the Telegraaf reports.

Customers who have already paid for their holidays will get the extra tax refunded, the organisation says.
The tax, which did not apply to transit passengers, amounted to €11.25 on a ticket to most European destinations and €45 for intercontinental flights.
Meanwhile, pressure is mounting on Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport to cut its other charges, the Telegraaf says. Landing rights and security costs also contribute to making Schiphol one of the most expensive airports in Europe.
The Telegraaf says ministers want charges to come down in return for the flight tax being scrapped.
The cost of Schiphol landing and take-off for a full Airbus 319 runs at €6,000, between 30% and 50% more than at Brussels, Paris and Frankfurt, the paper says.