Ryanair has said today that its ”long-standing family seating policy fully complies with all relevant laws and regulations. Ryanair does not charge any fee for children to sit beside their parent or accompanying adult.”

The airline said that for bookings from today, Thursday, the 25th of June, adults travelling with children, who do not wish to select or pay for a reserved seat, will be advised of their (free of charge) seat allocation after they have checked in for their flight, as is the case with most other airlines in Europe.

It added that families opting for this random allocation of seats beside each other are likely to be seated towards the rear of the aircraft cabin, as front rows tend to be reserved and sell out first.

Families who prefer to choose their seats at the time of booking and secure premium front rows will be allowed to do so by paying a seat reservation fee, in line with the policy applied by most other European airlines, Ryanair said.

The airline said that ”like all adults who select a reserved seat, adults travelling with children pay one reserved seat fee, but can select reserved seats beside them for up to 4 children on the same booking free of charge.”

Ryanair stated that ”this means that parents travelling with children pay for only one (adult) reserved seat – at a discounted rate – but pay nothing for the 4 other reserved seats for the children travelling with them. This policy has given families certainty of seat allocation at the time of booking.”

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