ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday announced an increase in the tax amount on business class airline tickets from Rs10,000 to Rs50,000, a private TV channel reported.
The tax will be applicable for travel from today (July 1, 2022) regardless of the issuance of tickets.
“All business class passengers whose tickets are already issued for travel on July 1 or later are hereby informed that this difference may be collected at the airport by airline staff,” the notification said.
Confirming the development, the Pakistan International Airline (PIA) spokesperson said that the tax hike will not affect the price of the national carrier’s tickets because its planes do not have business class facilities.
He clarified that on PIA’s economy plus class, similar taxes which are applicable to the economy class are applied.
