Originally Posted by
iceman77_7
I had to book a relatively last minute (1 week out) flight for next week, solo parent travel with twin 3 year olds. Flight I'm currently on has no more than 2 seats in the same row, but later flight has at least a window-aisle/aisle (and I would ask the middle seat person to switch to the across aisle aisle seat). Am I able to call in and request a free flight change this far out?
First just call and see what UA suggests but changing flights is an option
UA states (as noted in the thread's wiki)
Originally Posted by wiki
In instances when adjacent seats are not available prior to travel - due to things like last minute bookings, full flights or unscheduled aircraft changes – United's new policy also lets customers switch for free to a flight to the same destination with adjacent seat availability in the same cabin. Customers also won't be charged if there is a difference in fare price between the original and new flight.