(The Hill) — United Airlines and Delta Air Lines were hit with class-action lawsuits Tuesday, accusing them of charging passengers more for “window seats” that were actually next to an opaque wall.

Law firm Greenbaum Olbrantz filed the cases in federal court in San Francisco and Brooklyn, New York, on behalf of passengers who said they wouldn’t have paid extra had they known they wouldn’t have a window.

“A large proportion of airline travelers prefer window seats, and are willing to pay extra money to obtain them. For many, it is a special experience to see the world from 30,000 feet, or to watch a descent into LaGuardia,” each lawsuit states.

“Windows can captivate or distract an antsy child. Many people have a fear of flying, or get claustrophobic or motion sick on planes, and windows

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