Hate the middle seat on the airplane? A new row on certain United Airlines planes may not even have them for passengers to sit in.
The Chicago-based airline Tuesday announced a new fleet of its jets will come with a “special row in Economy Plus” with open middle seats. The seats, the announcement said, will remain in the row but will be “repurposed as shared spaces with large custom tables.”
All 50 of United’s new Airbus A321XLR aircraft will include the special row, the announcement said.
“We’re investing nose-to-tail across our fleet and giving customers choice and value in every cabin,” United Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Nocella said in the release. “The XLR is our newest aircraft and not only offers all-aisle access lie-flat seats in United Polaris® but now also includes seats in Economy Plus with extra leg and elbow room. Our customers are going to love all these new options.”
Each XLR aircraft will have one row with the new feature, United said. In those rows, the middle the chair will have large, “custom-designed tables stretching from armrest to armrest” across the seat. The updated look will give customers on the window and aisle “extra space to stretch out on longer international flights,” United said.
“The table is permanently fixed, with a soft leather-like covering, and two indentations for cups,” the announcement said. “And the extra space is in addition to the three inches of additional legroom already offered in Economy Plus on the XLR.”
The new offering, for the Economy Plus tier, will be available for sale starting later in 2026, United said.
United’s Airbus A321XL was designed to be the airline’s “most premium narrowbody airplane,” the release said. In addition to the special row, the aircraft is outfitted with 32 premium seats, including a new United Polaris Studio suite — an all-aisle access seat that can lie completely flat and comes with a privacy door.
“Every seat has a large, 4K OLED screen with Bluetooth connectivity, ranging in size from 19 inches in Polaris, 16 inches in United Premium Plus and 13 inches in United Economy, and everyone has access to larger overhead bins with room for rollaboard bags and a snack bar in the rear of the economy cabin,” United said.
United plans to offer its first domestic flights on the new A321XLR later this fall, the announcement said. International service was expected to begin by early 2027.
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