easyJet today welcomed the announcement by the Chancellor that APD will be removed for children under the age of 12 from 1 May 2015 and for children under 16 from 2016. Commenting on the decision, Carolyn McCall, CEO of easyJet, said: “This is really good news for families which will provide savings of £13 per child on flights to destinations in the UK and Europe and as much as £69 on our longer flights to Egypt and Tel Aviv. “We support anything which makes travel easier and more affordable for our passengers and we hope this is the first step towards the complete abolition of APD. “The UK currently has the highest air passenger taxes in the world. APD is tax on travel and has a proven, negative impact on UK tourism, investment and business activity.“Abolishing APD would boost the UK economy and pay for itself by increasing revenues from other sources. Research by PwC has revealed that the GDP boost to the UK economy would amount to at least £16 billion in the first three years and result in almost 60,000 extra jobs in the UK over the longer term.“We call on all political parties to commit to the complete abolition of this damaging tax.”easyJet will be refunding the APD for customers who have already booked tickets for children over 2 and under 12 on flights departing UK airports on or after 1 May 2015.   For further information, please contact the easyJet Press Office on 01582 525252, log onto www.easyjet.com or follow @easyJet_PressAbout easyJet:easyJet operates Europe's No. 1 air transport network with a leading presence on Europe's top 100 routes and at Europe's 50 largest airports.easyJet carries over 65 million passengers annually, of which more than 12 million are travelling on business. easyJet flies over 200 aircraft with more than 700 routes on sale across 32 countries and over 130 airports. More than 300 million Europeans live within one hour's drive of an easyJet airport, more than any other airline.The airline takes sustainability seriously. easyJet invests in the latest technology, operates efficiently and fills most of its seats which means that an easyJet passenger's carbon footprint is 22% less than a passenger on a traditional airline, flying the same aircraft on the same route.