08/01/2024

DOT Proposes Ban on Airline Fees for Seating Families Together

This is an effort to lower the cost of flying with young children

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing a ban on airlines' "junk fees" for seating families together, in an effort to lower the cost of flying with young children.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard told reporters on a Wednesday call that the new rule could save families hundreds of dollars per round-trip flight.

"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," Buttigieg said.

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