Judge rules United Airlines must face lawsuit over 'windowless' window seats

Judge rejects United Airlines’s argument that a window seat doesn’t have to have a window

When airlines started charging customers to select their seats, it was marketed as a way to guarantee that passengers could sit where they wanted. Since seat selection is an added fee on top of an already expensive ticket, travelers want to get what they pay for. This isn’t always the case with window seats. Some rows fall between two windows, creating a windowless window seat. Last year, a class action lawsuit was filed against United Airlines …

Judge rules United Airlines must face lawsuit over 'windowless' window seats

United Airlines must face a lawsuit filed by passengers who say they paid extra for window seats that had no actual windows.On Monday, U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco rejected the airline's attempt to have the lawsuit dismissed.UNITED FLIGHT RETURNS MIDAIR AFTER BLUETOOTH DEVICE NAME REPORTEDLY SPARKS SECURITY SCAREThe airline offered a defense that "window" referred to the location of a seat relative to the cabin wall and aisl…