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May 27, 2015 | 11:05 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by stephem

Here is the text from a typical EY F fare rules

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Category 19: Discounts

  ACCOMPANIED CHILD 2-11 - NO DISCOUNT
  OR - INFANT UNDER 2 WITHOUT A SEAT - CHARGE 20 PERCENT OF
         THE FARE.
             TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS IN AND
               PERCENT OF FARE PAID.
         NOTE -
          INFANTS WHO REACH SECOND BIRTHDAY BEFORE RETURNING
          TO US MUST PURCHASE A SEAT FOR THE INBOUND FLIGHT-
          CHARGE HALF THE INFANT FARE OUTBOUND IF TRAVELLING
          OUTBOUND WITHOUT A SEAT AND HALF THE CHILD FARE
          INBOUND.
  OR - INFANT UNDER 2 WITH A SEAT - NO DISCOUNT

I booked 2 adults and 3 under 11 year olds in F last year and kept fiddling to try to get (what is fairly routine) discount (usually 20-30% depending on the carrier) for them but never could. You can see in the fare rules that they don't offer that discount. So 20% charge for lap infant and no discount for under 11 year olds...

I haven't seen a discounted child fare in about a decade. Does any airline still offer them?

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