United Airlines is adding seats with extra elbow room on its new Airbus A321XLR aircraft, the carrier announced Tuesday.
The airline will reserve a row of Economy Plus seats and block the middle seat to provide the added space. These seats also will have access to a shared table across the blocked middle seat that will be custom-designed with a leather-like covering and two indentations for cups, according to United.
The new seats are expected to go on sale later this year and be available on flights "beginning soon after." United plans to offer these seats on all 50 of its ordered Airbus A321XLR aircraft and is "exploring offering these types of seats on other aircraft in the future."
The announcement comes a few months after United previewed its United Relax Row, which converts into a couch and will be on its Boeing 787 and 777 widebody aircraft beginning in early 2027.
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