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UK plans free family seating and flight-booking name corrections
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Maximum reported cost for a parent and child to sit together on a return journey
The UK government plans to stop airlines charging parents to sit with children under 14 and to end fees for correcting booking-name mistakes. The measures are part of a proposed passenger-rights bill.
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The UK government plans to block airlines from charging parents extra to sit with their children.
“Airlines will be blocked from charging parents extra to sit with their children, according to government plans.”
The proposed rule would require airlines to seat passengers under 14 next to a parent or accompanying adult free of charge.
“The new rule would require airlines to seat passengers aged under 14 next to their parents or an accompanying adult free of charge.”
Passengers would no longer need to pay to correct a mistake in the name on a flight booking.
“Passengers will also no longer need to pay to tweak the name on their flight booking if they need to correct a mistake.”