Tue, Dec 20th, 2022 - 10:55am
March 06, 2023 - 2:00pm | By Kyle Cornell
(Washington, D.C.) -- The Department of Transportation is taking steps to make flying smoother for families traveling with children 13 and younger.
The DOT Monday morning rolled out an online dashboard that will allow passengers to see which airlines will seat kids with an accompanying adult with no extra cost.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement that "Parents traveling with young kids should be able to sit together without an airline forcing them to pay junk fees," adding that his department has been urging all airlines to make those guarantees.
This comes as air travel continues to rebound as the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to move by the wayside.
