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Pat Karney

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Councillor for Harpurhey/Collyhurst. Secretary Manchester Labour Group. Irish Manc.
Joined September 2010
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Pat Karney @patkarney
End of Rip Offs

Andy on the side of the public

Hopefully the start of protecting the public.
Manchester News MEN Verified account @MENnewsdesk Oct 3
Andy Burnham’s government has announced that some ‘rip off’ charges passengers face when flying will be scrapped.

One of the key features of plans announced is removing charges for parents who want to sit with their children.

According to the new plans, airlines will no longer charge parents and under-14s to sit together.
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Pat Karney @patkarney
Just Brilliant.

What a PM.
Andy Burnham Verified account @andyburnham Oct 2
You know that feeling when you book a flight for 50 quid and somehow it ends up costing 100?

Getting seats together, correcting a typo, another charge here and there, it all adds up.

When the cost of living is already squeezing people, those endless extras can feel relentless.

So we're changing the rules for you.

Parents won't need to pay a penny extra just to sit next to their own children.

You'll be able to fix any name errors on your booking free of charge.

And because the last thing you want once you're on the plane is more stress, we're working with the industry to make sure that disruptive passengers who have been banned from one airline can be banned from flying with other airlines too.

I know holidays are expensive and these are small things, but hopefully they'll make your trip just that little bit cheaper and easier.

That's exactly the kind of thing I want this government to keep on fixing.
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