Ryanair Ends Paid Family Seat Option, Offers Free Random Seating After Check-In

Ryanair will allow parents to sit with children aged 2-11 for free after check-in without a seat-reservation fee. Families who do not pay for reserved seats will receive random seats together, likely toward the rear of the plane. The airline previously charged a fee of typically $10.70 each way per adult to guarantee up to four children aged 2-11 sat next to an accompanying adult.

Ryanair is Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers and an Ireland-based budget carrier. ” The Competition and Markets Authority launched an inquiry into whether Ryanair’s original family-seat policy violated consumer law.