The Department of Transportation will send proposed legislation to Congress asking legislators to ban so-called family seating fees on flights.
from charging a fee or additional costs on kid's seats in the same service class as an accompanying adult.
DOT officials conducted a review last year of airline seating policies, encouraging carriers to "review and improved" their policies to ensure kids can sit near parents at no additional cost. In this Nov. 21, 2022, file photo, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks ahead of expected Thanksgiving travel at O'Hare airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One, Friday, March 10, 2023, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.To receive a "green check" on DOT's dashboard, an airline must guarantee that parents can sit next to children aged 13 and younger at no additional cost if adjacent seats are available when they book. Airlines must include that guarantee as part of their customer service plan so that it is backstopped by USDOT enforcement if they fail to deliver, DOT said.
Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and Frontier Airlines have the green light from DOT on their family seating policies.
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