India, July 8 -- A U.S. federal judge has ruled that United Airlines (UAL) must face a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the carrier of misleading passengers by charging extra for "window seats" that didn't actually have a window.
The lawsuit also naming Delta Air Lines-alleges that during booking, customers weren't told that some seats on Boeing 737, Boeing 757, and Airbus A321 aircraft sit next to a solid cabin wall rather than a window.
U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco denied United's request to dismiss the case, saying the airline's booking screens, boarding passes, and ticket terms could reasonably be read as promising a window seat when passengers paid for one.
He also rejected United's argument that "window s...