Originally Posted by
ExplorerWannabe
I happen to like looking out the window but most people I know who select window seats do so to avoid getting smacked by people going down the aisle and to avoid having people on both sides of them. In other words, having an outboard seat is the primary consideration, not the actual window.
If I'm in a window seat, it is so I can look out the window. If I were to pay for the privilege (which not many here have to do), I'd be livid if there were no window. If I paid for my opportunity to get a great Bay Area view, or a flight over the Andes, or to see the Aurora Borealis and instead, had a view of a dirty shade of white for hours ... and if you aren't going to at least refund the dough, you should pay ME.
Plenty of people find that an issue might appear trivial, until their particular "trivial" issue affects them. Airlines invited this by upcharging for certain seats. As for the IT issue, it isn't one. The underlying GDS, built on architecture from before (the generic) "you" were born already has this functionality.
Just look how modern this technology is:
CHARACTERISTICS WITHIN MAP:
. - SEAT OCCUPIED
/ - SEAT RESTRICTED
P - PREFERRED SEATING
R - RESTRICTED RECLINE
V - INDIVIDUAL VIDEO SCREEN
X - NO MOVIE VIEW
- - CHARGEABLE SEAT
Having GUI functionality for these various complicated single digit codes isn't rocket science. It isn't even science.