UK Plans Free Seating for Children Under 14 and Name-Change Fixes
The proposals would cut family seat fees, waive simple booking corrections and let airlines share data on more than 1,000 disruptive incidents in 2025.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced new government plans to ban airlines from charging parents to sit with children under 14 and to eliminate fees for correcting booking name errors.
- These reforms form part of Burnham's broader crackdown on the "little charges that add up" when families arrange holiday getaways, aiming to provide consistent consumer protections across airlines.
- Currently, parents face charges of up to £104 to sit together on return journeys, while correcting minor booking errors costs up to £40; the government also proposed an information-sharing system for disruptive passengers.
- Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander stated the changes create consistency across all carriers; while many airlines already offer protections, these reforms will "protect people from unnecessary charges."
- Ministers intend to implement these measures before next year's summer holiday season, pending Royal Assent of the Civil Aviation Bill, which also addresses information sharing to improve safety from disruptive passengers.
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Airlines to be banned from charging parents to sit with children under new plans
Airlines would be required to seat children under 14 with a parent or accompanying adult at no extra charge under new government plans. The proposals would also allow passengers to correct simple name errors on bookings free of charge, alongside a new system for airlines to share information about persistently disruptive passengers. The Government says […]
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the rule changes are part of a crackdown on the ‘little charges that add up’ when families plan their holiday trips
Airlines banned from separating children and parents, and more rip-off fees scrapped under new rules
Families jetting off on holiday will soon be able to avoid extra fees as part of a Government crackdown on airline charges.Under the new rules, airlines operating in the UK will have to seat children under 14 next to a parent or accompanying adult at no extra cost. It is estimated this could save families up to £104 on a return trip.New changes will also put an end to fees airlines charge when you make a simple typo on a booking, such as a missp…
Airlines to be blocked from charging parents extra to sit with their children on flights
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