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United Airlines claims purchasing a window seat doesn't guarantee a window

Gail P Sherman
Nov 18, 2025
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“Window seat” is a term that needs no explanation. A window seat is a seat by a window, right? Not according to United Airlines.

For decades, airlines have been on a mission to charge passengers more while giving them less. For the most part customers can at least expect to get what they paid for. However, passengers wh…

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