Pro-aviation campaign group FlyingMatters commissioned the research which quizzed 3,000 people in the ten most diverse constituencies in Britain.
It found over 60% of those in the lowest social bands and two-thirds of ethnic minorities said APD rises which came into force last November will affect how often they visit their family abroad, compared with 55% of the general population.
Brian Wilson, chairman of FlyingMatters, said: ‘In these constituencies, well over half the population have relatives living abroad.
‘The increases in flight tax will hit these people hard with poorer families and ethnic minorities suffering most.
‘Many of these people are being taxed out of the right to visit their loved ones. This is deeply unfair and politically insensitive.’
Those on the lowest incomes and ethnic minorities were also more likely to fear the tax will affect how often their relatives come to visit them in Britain.
A family of four travelling to the furthest destinations will pay £220 in APD this year, compared with £160 before the rise. This will go up to £340 in November 2010.
For more details of the research see here. For more on APD see here.
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