- United Airlines on Monday announced a new seating policy to make easier parents sitting next to their children without incurring additional fees, after President Biden earlier this month criticized the airline industry in his State of the Union address for such imposing fees and vowed to ban the practice.
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“We’ll prohibit airlines from charging $50 roundtrip for a family just to be able to sit together,” Biden told said in his joint address to Congress. “Baggage fees are bad enough. Airlines can’t treat your child like a piece of baggage.”
- United, in response, said starting next month it passenger will have access to more adjacent seat options for their children under 12, and when adjacent seats are available, families can rebook their flight for free.
