€214 charge after child turned two before return flight

Aer Lingus has apologised to a father who was charged an extra €214 for a seat for his daughter because she had turned two between her outward and return flights.

€214 charge after child turned two before return flight

Mark Quinn from Longford was told at check-in for his family’s return flight from Dublin Airport that his daughter, who had her second birthday two days earlier, would need to pay for a child seat.

Mr Quinn’s wife and children were flying back to Frankfurt having spent nearly two weeks in Ireland. They had booked an infant seat for their daughter who was one year old leaving Germany, but celebrated her birthday last weekend.

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