The Biden Administration proposed a new rule that could force airlines to sit families with small children together for free.
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Conway Gittens: Here’s what we’re watching on TheStreet today.
Economic worries resurfaced and that knocked Wall Street off its feet. There was no place to hide – with big losses across the board. Manufacturing activity shrank in July to its slowest pace in 8 months, according to the Institute for Supply Management. Separately, new fillings for unemployment benefits jumped to an 11-month high. Eyes turn now to Friday’s monthly jobs report.
In other news: The Biden Administration wants airlines to sit parents and their children together at no extra cost. According to a new proposal from the Department of Transportation, parents would be able to book seats next to their kids who are 13-years-old or younger without any additional fee. Other family accommodations would include seating multiple children together in front or behind the parent, or across the aisle. If these family accommodations can’t be met within 48 hours of booking the ticket, parents can request a full refund or switch to another flight at no charge.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement “Many airlines still don’t guarantee family seating, which means parents wonder if they’ll have to pay extra just to be seated with their young child. Flying with children is already complicated enough without having to worry about that.”
According to the DOT, getting rid of these so-called junk fees could save a family of four up to $200 per roundtrip seat.
American, JetBlue, Alaska, and Frontier already guarantee fee-free family seating. The proposed rules would make it an industry-wide practice.
That’ll do it for your Daily Briefing. From the New York Stock Exchange, I”m Conway Gittens with TheStreet.
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