United Airlines to offer empty middle seat with table in Economy Plus on select flights
The segment reports United Airlines' plan to introduce a new Economy Plus option featuring a blocked middle seat repurposed as a shared table for extra elbow room. It will initially appear on one row of the airline's new Airbus A321XLR aircraft, with sales and pricing details expected later in the year. The report notes this as part of a broader industry shift toward paid comfort upgrades and highlights that similar empty-middle-seat offerings exist on some European carriers for business-class passengers. United anticipates being the only U.S. airline with this configuration.
Source: Associated Press
