children without paying an additional charge. united airlines also took important steps toward guaranteeing free family seating beyond not in other words, no cost beyond the cost of the original cost of the ticket. for families that s money back in your pocket and that s that gives you peace of mind. that s progress. but there s more. last fall the department of transportation proposed a rule that will be finalized this year. if finalized as proposed, it would require airlines to show you the full ticket price up front before you purchase it, including fees for baggage, for internet, for changing your seat. that way you can get a fuller more accurate price before you purchase your ticket. and you can compare prices and pick the best deal. we re not stopping there. we know how frustrating delays, cancellations and rebookings are for travelers. last holiday season travelers were stranded for days and had
for canceling or delaying a flight. now nine major airlines cover hotels, ten cover meals, ten rebook for free. and that s a real savings for middle class and working class families. for example, to rebook fees could run as high as $200 per ticket. now you don t have to pay anything to rebook for most airlines and that $200 is back in your pocket even more if you are traveling with your family, but that s not all. at my state of the union address i pointed out airlines charging up to $50 a ticket just so you can sit next to your child. as i said, baggage fees are bad enough without knowing the cost, airlines can t just treat a child like a piece of a baggage. major airlines changed their way. americans airlines, alaskan airlines, frontier airlines they agreed to address family seating so parents can sit with their
Federal officials have been pushing airlines to allow families to sit together on flights, recommendations the largest carriers at Boston's Logan Airport are struggling to meet.
Federal officials have been pushing airlines to allow families to sit together on flights, recommendations the largest carriers at Boston's Logan Airport are struggling to meet.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sent a letter to the Congress proposing a legislation that would guarantee that young kids can sit next to their parents without getting charged a junk fee in passenger planes.