Ryanair investigated over charging parents to sit with children

The UK's competition regulator is investigating the airline over charges it imposes on parents to sit next to their child.

Ryanair Is Being Investigated for Charging Parents to Sit Next to Their Children

Britain’s competition watchdog will determine whether the airline’s mandatory fee is unfair. The low-cost airline called the investigation “bogus.”

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CMA investigates Ryanair over fees for parents sitting with their children

UK competition regulator looking into whether policy breaches consumer law

Ryanair investigated over charging parents to sit with their children

UK competition watchdog investigates whether charge of about £8 is an unfair contract term under consumer law Business live – latest updates Europe’s biggest low-cost airline, Ryanair, is facing an investigation over the mandatory fee it charges a parent to sit with their child. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the Irish carrier’s terms and conditions require at least one parent to sit with their children, including those with disabilities, and bills them about £8 per flight...

By Julia Kollewe

Ryanair investigated over charging parents to sit with their children on flights

Watchdog the Competition and Markets Authority said it will determine whether the practice is ‘in line with consumer law’.

By Neil Lancefield

UK probes Ryanair over fees for parents to sit with children

Britain’s competition watchdog said on Thursday that it had opened an investigation into Irish carrier Ryanair over fees that parents must pay to sit with their children. The no-frills airline requires at least one parent to sit with children aged two to 11 during a flight, but that means they must pay for what is called a “mandatory family seat”. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating whether the fee, typically around ₤8 ($11) per flight, is “unfair” under consumer law....

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Ryanair investigated over charging parents to sit with their children on flights

Watchdog the Competition and Markets Authority said it will determine whether the practice is ‘in line with consumer law’

By Neil Lancefield

UK watchdog probes Ryanair fees to seat parent with kids

Britain's competition watchdog has today launched an investigation into budget airline Ryanair over fees that parents must pay to sit with their children on flights.

Ryanair investigated by UK watchdog over charging parents to sit with their children on flights

The investigation relates to whether Ryanair’s contract term is “unfair” under UK consumer law.

Ryanair investigated over charging parents to sit with children

Ryanair is being investigated by the UK's competition watchdog over charges it imposes on parents to sit next to their child on flights.

By Emmanuel Tetteh