Passengers using protective masks are seen aboard prior to a JetBlue flight to London at JFK International Airport in the Queens district of New York City, August 11, 2021.
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The Biden administration is asking Congress to pass legislation that would prohibit airline companies from charging charges for households who are taking a trip with kids under the age of 14 to sit together, its newest effort to punish add-on charges for customers, the Transportation Department stated Monday.
“Upon review of the airlines’ seating policies, DOT remains concerned that airlines’ policies do not guarantee adjacent seats for young children traveling with a family member and that airlines do not guarantee the adjacent seating at no additional cost,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg composed in a letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
President Joe Biden has actually sworn to mark out so-called scrap charges throughout markets consisting of hotels, airline companies and banks.
Earlier this month, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and Frontier Airlines stated they would consist of household seating assurances in customer support strategies, infractions of which might lead to DOT fines. United Airlines last month stated it would provide households taking a trip with kids access to seats that usually cost additional at the time of reservation.
The Biden administration’s draft legislation requires refunds to travelers who can not get surrounding seats for kids in their celebration.
The Transportation Department is dealing with a guideline to ensure household seating however stated due to the fact that the “rulemaking process can be lengthy, the President and DOT are calling on Congress to do this immediately.”
