United Airways mentioned Monday that new know-how will open up extra seats on its flights so kids can sit with an grownup of their celebration with out paying a charge, a sort of cost that is drawn scrutiny from the Biden administration in latest months.

United will present dad and mom or different grownup vacationers accompanying a toddler youthful than 12 to entry “most popular” seats in addition to common economic system seats, if wanted, on the time of reserving to allow them to sit collectively.

The change applies to vacationers with normal and primary economic system tickets and will likely be totally in impact subsequent month, though United has already elevated among the seat availability.

The airline additionally will not cost clients a fare distinction in the event that they change to a flight to the identical vacation spot that has adjoining seats.

Airways in recent times have been charging vacationers to e book “most popular” location seats on flights. They do not include additional legroom or different perks however are sometimes in entrance of the airplane, although they’ll cowl a major variety of seats of an plane.

President Joe Biden has referred to as on lawmakers to “fast-track the ban on household seating charges,” the White Home mentioned earlier this month. In July, the Transportation Division advised U.S. airways to “do every thing of their energy” to make sure vacationers below age 13 are seated subsequent to an accompanying grownup with out extra costs.

“Baggage charges are dangerous sufficient,” Biden mentioned throughout his State of the Union tackle earlier this month. “Airways cannot deal with your little one like a bit of luggage.”

Such seats normally differ in value. On a roundtrip between Newark, New Jersey, and Los Angeles in August, most popular seats on a United flight confirmed as $37 every approach for one individual.

Delta Air Strains mentioned it blocks sure rows of seats so households can sit collectively.

“Delta doesn’t cost household seating charges and whatever the ticket class bought, will all the time work with clients on a case-by-case foundation to make sure their household seating wants are met,” a spokesman mentioned in a press release on Monday.

American Airways‘ reserving platform will robotically seek for accessible seats collectively on the time of reserving for foremost cabin and primary economic system passengers. Most well-liked seats and its additional legroom part, Predominant Cabin Further, open up the day of departure in the event that they’re wanted, a spokesman advised CNBC.