Families jetting off on holiday will soon be able to avoid extra fees as part of a Government crackdown on airline charges.Under the new rules, airlines operating in the UK will have to seat children under 14 next to a parent or accompanying adult at no extra cost. It is estimated this could save families up to £104 on a return trip.New changes will also put an end to fees airlines charge when you make a simple typo on a booking, such as a misspelt name or a minor admin slip. Those corrections will now be free, saving passengers charges that can run as high as £40.Holidaymakers will not be charged when making admin errors during bookings, such as making typos | GETTYAs well as changes that save travellers money, ministers are teaming up with airlines and trade unions to make flights safer. They will build a new information-sharing system aimed at cracking down on passengers who cause serious trouble on flights.Airlines have logged more than 1,000 serious disruptive incidents in 2025 alone. The new system will make disruptors easier to spot, keeping staff and passengers safer and allowing airlines to decide whether to extend a ban on their airline. Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, said: “Charging parents just to sit with their children is a rip-off, plain and simple. And being hit with a hefty fee for a simple spelling mistake on a booking form isn’t right either.”People are fed up with these little charges that add up, so I’m putting a stop to them.”This is what our everyday fixes are all about. Giving people room to breathe by tackling the small irritations that catch people out, waste their time and cost them money.”Many UK carriers already have protections in place against such hidden costs, however the reforms bring consistency across every airline flying in and out of the UK.Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, added: “Parents should not have to feel the pinch just to sit next to their child on a flight, or for amending a simple booking error. That’s why we’re scrapping these unnecessary charges for all airlines — another everyday fix to help put money back in people’s pockets and give households more breathing room.Holidaymakers with children under 14 will be seated together for free | GETTY “And everyone deserves to travel knowing their flight isn’t going to be disrupted by bad behaviour from a small minority.”These common-sense reforms will make flying safer for staff and passengers and protect people from unnecessary charges, whoever they fly with.”By the time next summer rolls around, flying with the children should be more affordable for all British holidaymakers, regardless of the airline they book with.