Airlines to be banned from charging parents to sit with their children, Andy Burnham announces
Summary
The UK government has announced plans to stop airlines from charging parents to sit with their children on flights, as part of Prime Minister Andy Burnham's crackdown on the 'little charges that add up'. Airlines will be required to seat children with a parent free of charge; the government says sitting together can currently cost a parent and child up to £104 on a return journey, and it plans to bring in the ban before next summer. Burnham called the current charges a 'rip-off', saying people are 'fed up', and Ryanair's Michael O'Leary hit out at him over the plans.
Latest: Andy Burnham called the charges a 'rip-off' as the government said it plans to bring in the ban before next summer, and Ryanair's Michael O'Leary hit out at him over the plans.
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How it unfolded
Friday 2 October
Andy Burnham called the charges a 'rip-off' as the government said it plans to bring in the ban before next summer, and Ryanair's Michael O'Leary hit out at him over the plans.
- 08:18Bristol PostRyanair's Michael O'Leary hits out at Andy Burnham over plans to stop airlines charging parents to sit with children
- 07:01Liverpool EchoUK government's new airline rules explained - what they mean for families
- 05:45Liverpool EchoAndy Burnham slams 'rip off' airline charges as he announces major change for families
- 01:12Wales OnlineAndy Burnham says 'it's a rip-off' as new airline fee rules announced
Thursday 1 October
Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced that airlines will be blocked from charging parents extra to sit with their children on flights, as part of a crackdown on the 'little charges that add up'.
- 23:55BBC NewsMove to end charges for parents to sit by children on flights
- 17:41The GuardianUK airlines to be banned from charging parents to sit with children
- 17:30The IndependentAirlines to be blocked from charging parents extra to sit with their children on flights
- 17:30Liverpool EchoAndy Burnham makes major change to 'rip off' UK airline rules