Ryanair investigated over charging parents to sit with children

Ryanair is being investigated by the UK's contention watchdog implicit charges it imposes connected parents to beryllium adjacent to their kid connected flights.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Ryanair's presumption and conditions authorities a genitor indispensable beryllium with their kid if aged betwixt 2 years and 11.

This is done done what Ryanair calls a "mandatory household seat" that the genitor indispensable wage for, which the watchdog said typically costs £8 each way.

The CMA is looking astatine whether the airline's "approach to spot reservations whitethorn mean parents are being charged for the hose to conscionable its kid information and disability‑related obligations arsenic acceptable retired nether aviation rules". Ryanair has been contacted for comment.