Ryanair investigated over charging parents to sit with children

The UK's competition regulator is investigating the airline over charges it imposes on parents to sit next to their child.

Britain's competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Ryanair over fees that parents must pay to sit with their children on flights. The probe examines whether Ryanair's 'mandatory family seat' charge, typically around £8 each way, is forcing parents to pay for the airline to meet its child safety obligations under aviation rules.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority is investigating Ryanair over charges it imposes on parents to sit next to their children, examining whether the practice complies with consumer law.

The UK's competition watchdog is investigating Ryanair's mandatory fee for parents to sit with their children, assessing if it constitutes an unfair contract term under consumer law.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority is examining whether Ryanair's charges for parents to sit with their children are in line with consumer law.

The UK's competition watchdog is investigating Ryanair's policy of charging parents to sit with their children, examining whether it is an unfair contract term under consumer law.

The UK's competition watchdog is investigating Ryanair's charges for parents to sit with their children, assessing whether the practice complies with consumer law.