United announced it will begin offering a row of Economy Plus seats with extra elbow room and access to a shared table across an open middle seat on its new Airbus A321XLR aircraft. The airline plans to share more information about the new product, including pricing, before it goes on sale later this year.

According to the announcement, the carrier expects to include the new Economy Plus option on its entire order of 50 A321XLRs and is exploring offering these types of seats on other aircraft types in the future.

United said it expects to be the only US airline that will offer this seating option, and it follows the airline’s recently announced United Relax Row, multiple rows of seats on its Boeing 787 and Boeing 777 widebody aircraft that transform into couches. That option will be available early in 2027.

Andrew Nocella, chief commercial officer, said, “We’re investing nose-to-tail across our fleet and giving customers choice and value in every cabin.” The XLR, he said, “is our newest aircraft and not only offers all-aisle access lie-flat seats in United Polaris but now also includes seats in Economy Plus with extra leg and elbow room.”

On each XLR, one row will have large, custom-designed tables stretching from armrest to armrest across the open middle seats, giving customers sitting in the window or aisle seat extra space to stretch out on longer international flights. The table is permanently fixed, with a soft leather-like covering, and two indentations for cups. And the extra space, said the announcement, is in addition to the three inches of additional legroom already offered in Economy Plus on the XLR.