Flybe has collected £13 for each flight when the ticket was paid for, as noted above, but the money is only due to be paid to the government at the time of the flight, so if APD is reduced to £10 (say) then Flybe gets to hang on to £3 of the money. The passenger can claim this back but Flybe will charge a fee of £25 if they try to do so, so it's not going to happen.
Then in the longer run, once the new APD rates are set, the amount Flybe will extract from its customers will reduce accordingly and, in theory, make it more competitive or something.
Then in the longer run, once the new APD rates are set, the amount Flybe will extract from its customers will reduce accordingly and, in theory, make it more competitive or something.