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Business · 11 June 2026

Ryanair probed over parent-child seating charges

Ryanair probed over parent-child seating charges

The UK's competition watchdog is investigating Ryanair for charging parents to sit with their children, a fee no other major airline imposes. The Competition and Markets Authority, the UK watchdog, opened its inquiry on Wednesday into the airline's potentially unfair £8-per-flight charge. Ryanair calls the investigation 'bogus' and says its family seating policy follows all laws.

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