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Ryanair 'reluctantly' agrees to let parents sit with children for free
Key takeaways
- Adults travelling with children who do not wish to pay for a reserved seat will now be told of their free seat allocation after check-in, which Ryanair said was in line with most other European airlines.
- Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said it would "reluctantly adjust to this industry standard", but insisted its long-standing policy fully complied with laws and had given families "certainty".
- It comes after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was looking into whether the policy was unfair under consumer law.
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Adults travelling with children who do not wish to pay for a reserved seat will now be told of their free seat allocation after check-in, which Ryanair said was in line with most other European airlines.
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said it would "reluctantly adjust to this industry standard", but insisted its long-standing policy fully complied with laws and had given families "certainty".
It comes after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was looking into whether the policy was unfair under consumer law.
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