UK moves to ban airline fees for parents sitting with children

The UK government has announced plans to ban airlines from charging parents to sit with their children under 14, pending parliamentary approval.

• The government said it will consult on scrapping charges for seating children under 14 with parents and correcting minor booking errors if the Civil Aviation Bill is approved.
• Prime Minister Andy Burnham said charging parents to sit with their children is "a rip-off, plain and simple."
• The Department for Transport said an arrangement to sit together can cost a parent and child up to £104 on a return journey.
• Airlines UK said UK airlines already allow minor name corrections free of charge and follow regulator guidance on seating children under 12.