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Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Legal Information (11:VIII) (view source)
Revision as of 21:20, 4 October 2022
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By December 15th, 2019, the carrier must facilitate the assignment of a seat to a child who is under the age of 14 years by offering, at no additional charge, | By December 15th, 2019, the carrier must facilitate the assignment of a seat to a child who is under the age of 14 years by offering, at no additional charge, | ||
:(a) In the case of a child who is four years of age or younger, a seat that is adjacent to their parent, guardian or tutor’s seat; | |||
:(b) In the case of a child who is 5 to 11 years of age, a seat that is in the same row as their parent, guardian or tutor’s seat, and that is separated from that parent, guardian or tutor’s seat by no more than one seat; and | |||
:(c) In the case of a child who is 12 or 13 years of age, a seat that is in a row that is separated from the row of their parent, guardian or tutor’s seat by no more than one row (s 22). | |||
The carrier must compensate the passenger for the difference in ticket cost if the seat assigned to the child is of a lower class, and may ask for additional payment equal to the difference in ticket price if the passenger chooses a seat that is higher class than the ticket (s 22(3)). | The carrier must compensate the passenger for the difference in ticket cost if the seat assigned to the child is of a lower class, and may ask for additional payment equal to the difference in ticket price if the passenger chooses a seat that is higher class than the ticket (s 22(3)). |