[hdstockett]

Three months in advance of our United Flight my wife and I paid for our economy seats and sellected them from an almost empty plane on the United web site. 48 hours prior to our flight we checked in to see if we were able to maintain our selections and I was told I no longer had a seat (any seat). They offered no explanation other than I had no seat but for an extra $89 there was one last upgraded seat available. How does the airline avoid contractual law? If money is accepted for a seat on a flight and a seat assignment accepted by the airline online, a verbal and financial contract has taken place. The seat is sold and off the market how can they resell it to someone else and leave me with none?