United Airlines said Monday it has made it easier for families to sit together with their children without additional fees even if they are traveling on basic economy tickets.
The airline’s new seat mapping software will offer free seat assignment for children under 12 to sit next to an adult in their family, including for Basic Economy tickets.
United said the new family seating policy is made possible through investments in a new seat map feature that dynamically finds available adjacent seats at the time of booking. However, if seats next to each other are not available due to last-minute bookings or unscheduled aircraft changes, United said the family can switch to another flight for free without being charged any fare difference….