Senator urges US to finalize rules barring airline family seating fees

​Democratic ​Senator Ed Markey ‌on Friday ​urged the U.S. Transportation ‌Department to finalize rules barring airlines from charging fees to ‌seat families with young children ‌together on a flight if adjacent seats are available ⁠during ​booking. Under ⁠President Joe Biden, DOT proposed ⁠rules in August 2024 after Congress ​directed the agency to ⁠write regulations.

​Democratic ​Senator Ed Markey ‌on Friday ​urged the U.S. Transportation ‌Department to finalize rules barring airlines from charging fees to ‌seat families with young children ‌together on a flight if adjacent seats are available ⁠during ​booking.

Under ⁠President Joe Biden, DOT proposed ⁠rules in August 2024 after Congress ​directed the agency to ⁠write regulations. Markey asked Transportation Secretary ⁠Sean ​Duffy to act. "For more than 18 months, ⁠DOT has taken no action ⁠to ⁠finalize this rule," Markey wrote.