The Department of Transportation (DOT) launched a dashboard this week that shows what airlines guarantee that children can sit adjacent to an accompanying adult at no extra cost.
Former Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza provides his outlook on the travel industry amid pilot shortages and outdated tech. launched a dashboard to show which airlines don't charge extra for families requesting to sit next to each other. , and it lists the airlines that guarantee adjacent seats for children under 14 years old and an accompanying adult at no additional cost for all fare types and which carriers don't.
"A parent who purchases airline tickets for a family should receive a guarantee from the airline that it will seat the parent and child together without fees or a last-minute scramble at the gate or having to ask other passengers to give up their seat to allow the parent and child to sit together," the DOT's website said. In February, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg first announced the plan to launch such a dashboard.
However, last July, the department issued a notice saying carriers should "do everything in their power" to ensure that children are next to an adult in their party at no extra cost.
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