{"id":3114,"date":"2026-06-27T17:07:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T17:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=3114"},"modified":"2026-06-27T17:07:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T17:07:56","slug":"ryanair-reluctantly-allows-parents-to-sit-with-their-children-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=3114","title":{"rendered":"Ryanair &#8216;reluctantly&#8217; allows parents to sit with their children for free"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Companies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><svg><\/svg>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><button><span><span>Follow<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>DUBLIN, June 25 (Reuters) &#8211; Ryanair will &#8220;reluctantly&#8221; allow parents to sit with their children for free from Thursday, a change it said would be \u200brevenue-neutral and comes two weeks after Britain&#8217;s competition watchdog launched \u200ca probe into its policy.<\/div>\n<div>Europe&#8217;s largest airline by passenger numbers previously required adults travelling with children aged between 2 and 11 to pay a &#8220;family seat&#8221; \u200bcharge, allowing up to four children to sit next to \u200bone accompanying adult.<\/div>\n<div>Britain&#8217;s Competition and Markets Authority said the surcharge typically \u2060cost around \u00a38 ($10.70) each way and may constitute forcing parents to \u200bpay Ryanair to meet its own child safety and disability obligations under \u200baviation rules.<\/div>\n<div>The budget carrier said families still have the option of paying the charge to reserve seats. Otherwise, they will be allocated random seats together for \u200bfree after check-in, likely towards the rear of the plane.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;We \u200bwill reluctantly adjust to this industry standard as we don&#8217;t want to waste time \u200cexplaining \u2060to misguided regulators how badly they misunderstand what is in the best interest of UK and Europe&#8217;s consumers,&#8221; Ryanair CEO Michael O&#8217;Leary said in a statement.<\/div>\n<div>The airline accused Europe&#8217;s regulators of stifling innovation \u200band progress in \u200brequiring Ireland-based Ryanair \u2060to align its policy with that of most other European Union airlines.<\/div>\n<div>A CMA spokesperson said it will \u200btest whether the new policy complies with the \u200blaw and \u2060that if it does, the change will be &#8220;a win for families.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;But it doesn&#8217;t change the fact families have been paying for &#8216;mandatory family seats.&#8217; \u2060Our \u200binvestigation remains ongoing,&#8221; 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