英国计划禁止航空公司向家长收取儿童座位费

英国政府计划禁止航空公司向家长收取额外费用以便与14岁以下儿童相邻而坐1。根据新规，航空公司必须免费安排14岁以下的乘客与其父母或陪同成人坐在一起1。政府计划在明年暑期假期开始前推出这些变化1，这些改革将通过《民用航空（消费者保护和监管改革）法案》实施1。

根据交通部数据，目前一名家长和一名儿童在往返航班上的座位安排费用最高可达104英镑1。首相安迪·伯纳姆表示："向家长收费让他们与孩子坐在一起是敲诈勒索，很简单。"1瑞安航空此前对2至11岁儿童收取强制家庭座位费，约为每程8英镑，现已调整了该政策1。

政府还计划禁止航空公司为修正订票表上的简单拼写错误收费1。同时，政府、航空公司和工会正在制定一个新系统来共享关于扰乱乘客的信息，航空公司可选择禁飞这些乘客1。2025年，航空公司记录了超过1,000起严重乘客扰乱事件，包括导致航班改道的空中斗殴1。

The UK government plans to prohibit airlines from charging parents additional fees to sit adjacent to their children under 14 years old 1. Under the new regulations, airlines will be required to arrange seating for passengers aged 14 and below next to their parents or accompanying adults at no extra cost 1. Prime Minister Andy Burnham characterized the current practice as extortion, stating: "Charging parents to sit with their children is blackmail, plain and simple" 1.

According to transport department data, the cost for a parent and child to secure adjacent seating on round-trip flights can reach as much as £104 1. Ryanair previously imposed mandatory family seating fees of approximately £8 per flight for children aged 2 to 11, though the airline has since adjusted its policy 1. These consumer protections will be implemented through the Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill, with the government aiming to introduce the changes before the summer holiday season next year 1.

The government, airlines, and unions are developing a new system to share information about disruptive passengers, enabling airlines to optionally prohibit these individuals from flying 1. Additionally, the government plans to ban airlines from charging fees for correcting simple spelling errors on booking forms 1.