Flights
Airlines to be banned from charging parents to sit with their children: under-14s must be seated with an adult free of charge
On 2 October the government announced that airlines operating in the UK will be required to seat children under 14 next to a parent or accompanying adult free of charge. Today a parent and child can pay up to £104 on a return journey for that, and up to £40 to correct a typo in a name. The part missing from the headlines: it does not start today — the government says the measures will be delivered after Royal Assent of the Civil Aviation Bill, with next summer as the target.
Lost or delayed luggage: what the airline must pay, how to claim and the deadlines you can’t miss
Your case didn’t come off the carousel. What to do at the airport, which purchases the airline should cover, when a bag counts as lost, the maximum under the Montreal Convention, and why 7 and 21 days are the numbers that matter. A guide based on UK CAA rules.
Flight delayed or cancelled: up to £520 compensation, a free hotel and refunds — UK passenger rights
A 3-hour delay that's the airline's fault means fixed compensation of £220–£520 per person. From 2 hours — free food and calls; overnight — a hotel. From 5 hours — the right to refuse to fly and get everything back. The Citizens Advice rules, and how to make the airline pay.