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Judge allows suit over airline window seats without a window to proceed
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Key Points:
- A California judge denied United Airlines' request to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging the airline charged extra for window seats that lacked actual windows, ruling the passenger's claims are plausible based on the airline's booking and boarding pass representations.
- The court highlighted that United's contract and ticket terms suggest the airline agreed to provide a seat with a window when sold as such, supporting the passenger's breach of contract claim.
- United Airlines stated it enhanced its seat selection process in 2025 to provide more detailed information about seat features but declined further comment on the lawsuit.
- A similar lawsuit was filed against Delta Air Lines, with both cases noting that certain aircraft models have "windowless window seats" due to design constraints, which some airlines like American and Alaska disclose but Delta and United allegedly do not.
