{"id":115514,"date":"2024-08-01T18:12:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/01\/dot-proposes-new-airline-family-seating-rule-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T18:12:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:12:41","slug":"dot-proposes-new-airline-family-seating-rule-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/01\/dot-proposes-new-airline-family-seating-rule-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"DOT proposes new airline family seating rule – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Biden administration is proposing a new rule that would prohibit airlines from charging families fees to sit together.<\/p>\n

The proposed regulation, announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Transportation, would require carriers to seat parents (or an accompanying adult) next to young children for free when adjacent seating is available at booking.<\/p>\n

It would also require airlines to issue refunds or no-cost rebooking when they can’t seat families together.<\/p>\n

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The announcement comes after a multi-year pressure campaign<\/a> by the DOT, which has pushed airlines to eliminate fees for parents hoping to book seats next to children on commercial flights. It’s also part of the Biden administration’s larger crusade against so-called “junk fees” charged to consumers.<\/p>\n

“Many airlines still don’t guarantee family seating, which means parents wonder if they’ll have to pay extra just to be seated with their young child. Flying with children is already complicated enough without having to worry about that,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement Thursday announcing the proposed rule.<\/p>\n

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