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Biden admin proposes free family seating mandate for airlines

  • The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing a rule banning airlines from charging parents more to sit with their young children.
  • The rule requires that U.S. And foreign carriers seat children 13 or younger next to an adult for free.
  • Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stated the rule could save families hundreds of dollars per round-trip flight.
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Proposal would bar airline fees for parents to sit beside kids | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

WASHINGTON >> The Biden administration proposed a rule today that would prevent airlines from charging extra for families with young children to sit near each other in a push to crack down on so-called junk fees.

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Proposal would ban airlines from charging parents fees to sit with their children

U.S. and foreign carriers would be required to seat children ages 13 or younger next to a parent or accompanying adult for free.

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Proposed rule would ban airlines from charging parents extra fees for their kids to sit next to them

Airlines would no longer be allowed to charge parents extra fees for their kids to be seated next to them under a new rule proposed by the Biden administration.

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Proposed rule would ban airlines from charging parents to sit with their children

The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing a new rule that would ban airlines from charging parents more to sit with their young children.

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Biden administration proposes new rule banning airlines from charging parents fees for their kids to sit next to them

Buttigieg said, "The idea that parents ought to be seated next to their own children on a flight is common sense and also seems like something that ought to be standard practice."

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Federal Government Proposes Ban on Airlines Charging Extra to Seat Parents Next to Kids

The federal government is seeking to prohibit airlines from charging parents extra to sit next to their children on flights, as part of its effort to tackle what it calls “junk fees” across industries. Under a rule proposed on Aug. 1 by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), airlines would be required to seat children 13 or younger next to their parent or accompanying adult for free. If adjacent family seats—defined as seats next to each o…

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Thursday, August 1, 2024.
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