Children below 12 yrs of age must be seated by side of a parent in aircraft: DGCA
The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation has asked airlines to make sure that children below 12 years to be seated along with one of their parents.
- City News
NewsTAP Bureau- Updated On:23 April 2024 6:50 AM GMT
HYDERABAD: The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked airlines to make sure that children below 12 years to be seated along with one of their parents.
The DGCA revised the Air Transport Circular (ATC)-01 of 2024 titled, "Unbundle of Services and fees by scheduled airlines" as per which, some services like zero baggage, preferential seating, meals / snack/ drink charges, charges for carriage of musical instruments etc. had been allowed.
Such unbundled services were provided on "opt-in" basis by airlines and were not mandatory in nature. There was also a provision for auto seat assignment to the passengers who had not selected any seat for web check-in before scheduled departure.
In view of the various instances that came to the notice of DGCA wherein children below the age of 12 years were not seated along with their parent/guardian, the existing Air Transport Circular 01 of 2021 had been suitably modified to incorporate the following provision with a view to alleviating any such situation in future:
"Airlines shall ensure that children upto the age of 12 years are allocated seats with atleast one of their parents/guardians, who are travelling on the same PNR and a record of the same shall be maintained."
