A lawsuit against airlines to sell “window” seats without displaying a window

Have you ever paid a window on a plane that had not already had a window? It can be part of a collective suit in the near future.

A lawsuit was filed against Delta and United Airlines companies this week in the Federal Court for distorting their seats online. Prosecutors note that when people buy tickets through competitors such as Alaska Airlines and American Airlines, the site will indicate that the window seat does not already contain a window. Do not tell Delta and UNITED consumers when this is the case, according to new lawsuits.

Deposit against Delta, available online from Court newsIt claims that the number of affected persons may exceed one million:

For many years, Delta sold “window” seats without windows for travelers. For example, various models of Boeing 737 in Delta, Boeing 757, Airbus A321 are designed with one or more seats that have a traditional window, but do not include one due to the mode of air conditioning channel, electric channels or other internal components. Delta runs hundreds of these aircraft, each of which makes multiple trips every day. As a result, it is possible that the Delta has sold more than a million “window” seats without windows throughout the separation period.

The lawsuit notes that people have many different reasons to try to get a window seat, including fear of flying or being fearful. And if someone pays additional to get a window but not enjoying this benefit, they will not get what they paid for it.

The court’s files also include social media and media out of places such as R/Delta, where people complained about paying more and not getting a window.

Reuters It indicates that there are third -party web sites such as Seatguru that allow consumers to search for a specific plane to determine whether the seat has a real window width. But Carter Greenpom, the lawyer for the company that filed the lawsuits, told News Outlet, “The company cannot distort the nature of the products it sells and then relies on third -party reviews to say that the customer should have known that he was lying.”

The lawsuit notes that the fees can quickly add to the people trying to get a window seat:

The additional consideration required to determine the window seat is important. For example, the main model traveler for the basic economy may need to spend more than $ 40 to advance to a higher ticket level, and then more than $ 30 must spend to determine a specific window seat. For travelers who do not pay for these promotions in cash, they pay the price of selecting the seat with other value considerations, such as the credits gained from Delta, membership fees for reward programs, and/or at the cost of the alternative opportunity that he would have obtained from choosing a different credit card program. Additional fees are imposed on specifying certain seats in addition to the basic fare, taxes and other fees.

The lawsuit filed against Delta was filed in New York, while the lawsuit was filed against United in California and was listed as follows:

• Meyer V DeTa Air Lines Inc, the American Provincial Court, the Eastern Province in New York, No. 25-04608
• Brenman et al v United Airlines Inc, the American Provincial Court, Northern Province in San Francisco, No. 25-06995

United refused to comment on the case because it is “a continuous legal issue.” Delta did not respond immediately to the questions sent on Thursday. Gizmodo will update this article when we hear again.