United Airlines is launching a new seat map feature designed to help families with children under 12 find seats together at no additional cost. 

United Airlines is launching a new seat map feature designed to help families with children under 12 find seats together at no additional cost. The map will automatically locate adjacent Economy seats at the time of booking. When such seats are not available, customers will have the option to switch to another flight headed to their destination for free. “We’re focused on delivering a great experience for our younger passengers and their parents and know it often starts with the right seat,” said United Airlines' Chief Customer Officer Linda Jojo in a statement.

Market Minute: United Airlines Launches Feature to Help Families Sit Together 

All right, thank you Hannah. Time now to get you caught up on some of the business headlines you need to know this morning, Big news over United. They're taking off with a new seating policy for families. The carrier rolling out a new map seating feature. This will help families select their seating arrangements with Children under the age of 12. Now the new policy comes after President biden state of the union speech. That's where he called out those hidden fees that airlines are pushing on families. This new grouping feature will reportedly come at no additional cost for travelers who want to sit next to Kids. Meanwhile inflation might be cooling, but your grocery bill isn't likely to see any relief anytime soon. According to nestle. Essential food items will remain high well into this year and that includes products like eggs and beef, which saw huge increases in prices over the last year. Nestle says their own prices have also increased by over 8% since 2022. Despite the dismal outlook, eggs have actually dropped in price more than 40% just this month. Meanwhile, more americans are curbing their shopping habits. This is the aim to cut their spending and retailers are taking notice. Major retail companies are cautious about their sales outlook this year. That is inflationary pressures continue to linger. This predicted shifting consumer behavior though a far cry from the initial post pandemic shopping sprees that many stores thrived on. Now, analysts are saying people are choosing to dine out and travel rather than go shopping