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UK Plans Free Seating for Children Under 14 and Name-Change Fixes
The bill would also let passengers fix simple booking errors for free and give airlines a system to flag persistently disruptive travelers, officials said.
- 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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