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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Zach Wichter | USA Today

United Airlines: Parents no longer have to pay extra to sit with their kids

Travelers at the United Airlines terminal at O’Hare Airport. (Sun-Times file)

United Airlines is rolling out booking technology changes it says will help families sit together more easily on flights without paying an added fee.

According to the airline, new seat-mapping software will automatically find adjacent available seats in the free-to-select section of the economy cabin first and then will allow passengers to choose preferred seats, which usually require non-elite flyers to pay an added fee to select if no other options are available.

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