BOSTON — Senator Ed Markey wants to make it easier for families to sit together on flights. In a press conference at Logan Airport Saturday, he announced plans to reintroduce legislation that would prohibit airlines from charging families who want to sit next to each another.
The Families Fly Together Act would end so-called “junk fees”.
Markey said he will also be introducing the Fair Fees Act, which he said would end the “nickeling-and-diming of passengers” by eliminating baggage fees, change fees, seating fees and more.
Markey also plans to introduce legislation to create a Passenger Bill of Rights, which he said would strengthen consumer protections by requiring airlines to refund passengers for delays and cancellations that are the result of factors within the airline’s control, among other things.
“Airline executives have been taking consumers for a ride, charging exorbitant fees as they provide lackluster service, but now that paid vacation is finally coming to an end,” Markey said. “My legislation sends a strong message to the airline industry that business as usual will not fly any longer with the American people.”
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