Originally Posted by
fastair
It was full, until the mechanic fixed his original seat, which became both useable and vacant. The OP edited his original post and added a follow up later with this potentially useful information.
Alledgedly, mind you. I'm not sure anyone really verified that the seat was fixed.
Back to powertripping FAs: What would be the appropriate response when the FA and/or the Captain threaten to remove you from the flight for irrational and non-security-related reasons? (The thread about the alledged boxer wearer comes to mind)