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United to add “Economy Plus” shared-table seating on all 50 A321XLRs, starting later this year

United Airlines says all 50 of its new Airbus A321XLR aircraft will feature a dedicated Economy Plus row with extra elbow room and open middle seats converted into shared spaces with large custom tables. The new seat offering is slated to go on sale later this year.

Discovered 2026-07-14T21:45:05.701207-07:00 | 2026-07-14T21:45:05.701207-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

United is using the A321XLR cabin as a differentiated product: all 50 aircraft will carry a dedicated Economy Plus seat row designed around open middle seats and shared-table space.
The move signals a competitive strategy to monetize seat-level comfort on new narrowbody supply, with the offering available for sale starting later this year.
For network and fleet planning teams, the update ties customer proposition directly to a specific aircraft type ($50 aircraft count) rather than a retrofit-only approach, affecting rollout timing and configuration management.

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