# Kids Fly Safe Act

This bill requires airlines to establish safety standards and procedures specifically designed to protect children traveling by air. The main focus is making sure that children have appropriate safety equipment and seating arrangements during flights, similar to how car seats protect kids in vehicles on the ground.

The bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to create rules about how children should be secured during takeoff, landing, and turbulence. Currently, children under two years old can sit on a parent's lap during flights without their own seat, which safety experts say is risky. This legislation pushes for better protection by requiring airlines to have child safety seats or restraint systems available and potentially mandating their use. It also addresses things like making sure emergency equipment is accessible and appropriate for families traveling with kids.

The practical impact would be on families flying with young children. Parents might need to purchase or rent approved child safety seats for flights, similar to what they already do for cars. Airlines would need to invest in training staff on proper installation and use of these devices. While this could add some cost and complexity to air travel with kids, the goal is to reduce injuries and deaths among children during flights by applying safety lessons learned from decades of car seat research and requirements.

Kids Fly Safe Act

Ossoff, Jon

Kids Fly Safe Act This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a comprehensive study on child safety in aviation in consultation with Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Transportation Security Administration. The study must evaluate issues that include <ul> <li>the usage and aircraft compatibility of age-appropriate child safety seats and restraints,</li> <li>procedures for evacuating children safely and efficiently from aircraft,</li> <li> the extent to which airport terminal design requirements include measures to ensure the general physical safety of children in the terminal and while on airport property, and</li> <li>the extent to which airport and airline policies protect children from contagious diseases or in-flight respiratory issues.</li> </ul>