UK government bans extra fees for child seats and booking name changes
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- The UK government will require airlines to seat children under 14 with a parent or accompanying adult at no charge, ending fees of up to £104 for a return child seat, and will also allow passengers to correct simple name errors on bookings for free, removing charges of up to £40.
- The reforms include a new system, developed with airlines and trade unions, for sharing information on persistently disruptive passengers, after more than 1,000 serious disruptive passenger incidents were logged by airlines in 2025.
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The changes are intended to put money back in people’s pockets and protect passengers from disruptive behaviour.
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