Provision of seats on board the aircraft

Information from the Yakutsk Transport Prosecutor's Office

The Yakutsk Transport Prosecutor's Office clarifies the obligation of carriers to provide a child under the age of twelve and the accompanying passenger with adjacent passenger seats on board an aircraft in the same row, not separated by an aisle, without charging an additional fee.

By Order No. 462 of the Ministry of Transport of Russia dated 25.12.2024, amendments were made to the Federal Aviation Rules "General Rules for Air Transportation of Passengers, Baggage, Cargo and Requirements for Servicing Passengers, Shippers, and Consignees," approved by Order No. 82 of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation dated 28.06.2007, according to which carriers are obliged to provide a child under the age of 12 and the accompanying passenger with adjacent passenger seats on board an aircraft in the same row, not separated by an aisle, without charging an additional fee.

No additional fee is charged for the selection and provision of adjacent passenger seats to passengers during check-in, in accordance with the class of service on board the aircraft and in compliance with flight safety requirements. These changes entered into force on 21.01.2025.

In case of violation of these federal legislation requirements by carriers, administrative liability is provided for under Part 1 of Article 14.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation in the form of a fine for citizens in the amount of from one thousand to two thousand rubles; for officials - from three thousand to ten thousand rubles; for individuals engaged in entrepreneurial activity without forming a legal entity - from ten thousand to twenty thousand rubles; for legal entities - from twenty thousand to thirty thousand rubles.