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United Airlines provides detailed seat maps for its aircraft, helping travelers visualize cabin layouts and select seats that suit their preferences.

Seat Map Details for United’s New Boeing 787‑9

The new United 787‑9 features a total of 222 seats, a reduction from the previous 257‑seat configuration. It includes 64 Polaris business‑class seats arranged in a 1‑2‑1 layout across 16 rows, with eight of those designated as Polaris Studio seats. The cabin also offers 35 Premium Plus seats in a 2‑3‑2 configuration spread over five rows. The remaining 123 economy seats are laid out in a 3‑3‑3 configuration across 15 rows, with 39 of them classified as Economy Plus extra‑legroom seats. One Mile at a Time +2

Reported Issues with United Seat Maps

Travelers have complained that United’s seat maps sometimes misrepresent window availability, leading to passengers paying up to $169 for a “window” seat that actually lacks a view. United’s social‑media team has responded to these complaints, and in some cases the airline has refunded the fees after the issue was raised. View from the Wing

Tools for Accessing United Seat Maps

United’s own app and website provide comprehensive seat‑map information, which many users consider superior to competitors’ platforms. After SeatGuru’s shutdown in 2025, ExpertFlyer introduced enhanced visual seat maps that display United’s aircraft layouts, seat pitch, width, and configuration details, offering another reliable source for viewing seat maps. The ExpertFlyer upgrade also allows travelers to toggle between the new detailed interface and the traditional layout, making it easier to compare different United aircraft configurations. One Mile at a Time +3

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For First Time Ever, Delta Premium Cabin Revenue Exceeds Economy Revenue

Delta Air Lines has today reported its 2025 financial results, and 2026 forecast, and there’s nothing too surprising. While the airline expected to achieve record profits in 2025, that didn’t turn out to be the case, due to all the economic uncertainty. Delta is now expecting to earn record profits in 2026 — I understand Delta has to provide guidance, but it just seems that we’re continuing to see a lot of uncertainty, so who knows how things will play out. Anyway, in this post I’d like to focus on the detail of Delta’s 2025 results (particularly in Q4)

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United’s Premium Boeing 787s With New Cabins: Which Routes Do They Fly?

We recently saw United Airlines introduce its long awaited new Boeing 787-9s, featuring all-new cabins, which are being branded as United Elevate. This represents the evolution of the carrier’s long haul experience, including all-new Polaris business class seats. Of course one common question is which routes actually feature these new planes. So in this post, I’d like to go over that — which planes have the new cabins, and which routes do they fly? The airline has just revealed the next routes that will be served by these planes (as flagged by Zach Griff), so let’s cover all the

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ExpertFlyer Adds Enhanced Seat Maps, Expanded Upgrade Search, and More Award Alerts

ExpertFlyer, a critical tool widely used by frequent flyers to monitor award availability, seat maps, and upgrades, has announced a new set of features that will improve premium travel planning. The latest release introduces expanded upgrade search capabilities, improved visual seat maps, and a significant increase in alert limits for award and seat availability. According to the company, this represents the most significant product update since the platform was originally launched, 17 years ago. After SeatGuru’s shutdown in 2025, many travellers lost a reliable resource for quickly evaluating aircraft seating configurations. ExpertFlyer’s updated seat map functionality now fills part

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They Paid Up To $169 For Window Seats—United And Delta Knew There Was No Window, Now Both Face Class Action Suits

Last week I wrote that a class action lawsuit would be coming against United for charging passengers extra to sit in window seats that didn’t exist. They were the seats next to the fuselage, they were marketed as windows, but there was no cutout to see outside. For instance, seat 11A is labeled window by United on their Boeing 737‑900 despite there being no actual window. Windowless “window” seats exist across Boeing 737 variants (row 10A/11A/12A depending on ducting) and Airbus A321 family aircraft. This is common to see in social media: How can you market this as

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13 Things United Airlines Does Well, From Routes, To Bedding, To Cold Brew

In the spirit of positive reinforcement, in this post I’d like to share the things that I think United Airlines does well. In separate posts, I’m taking a look at the things that American Airlines and Delta Air Lines do well, as well as my least favorite things about the “big three” US carriers. Among US airlines, there’s no denying that United is the carrier that has been gaining the most momentum and trending upward in the past couple of years, and that’s exciting to see. However, as you’d expect, much of that is still a work in progress.

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