US to scrap ‘junk fees’ airlines charge for parents and children to sit together

A family of four would have to pay as much as $200 to sit together, but new rule does away with such costs

Most US airlines currently charge to seat young children with their parents, forcing a tough choice: either spend the flight apart, or pay as much as $200 more for a family of four.

On Thursday the Biden administration proposed to do away with such junk fees" and require airlines to seat parents next to their children where adjacent seating is available at booking.