Originally Posted by
Competency
Some years back flying LHR to Detroit I had the same situation. There were only 6 of us in Club. When on board I asked if we could move forward to enjoy the First seat, my Club seat was the old cradle.
Apparently the Purser had to ask the Captain, and he said Yes.
I would assume that the captain could be interested as moving 600 Kg to the front of the aircraft might affect aircraft performance