United Airlines must face lawsuit over 'window seats' that lack windows

Passengers say they paid extra for outside views but were seated beside blank cabin walls instead A federal judge on Monday rejected United Airlines ’ bid to dismiss a lawsuit ⁠by passengers who complained they paid extra money to sit in window seats – only to discover their seats ⁠had no actual windows. US district judge ​James Donato in San Francisco rejected United’s defense that “window” referred to the location of a seat relative to the ⁠cabin wall and aisle, and the carrier also contended it never contractually promised that seats in the window position would have views outside. Continue

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