Originally Posted by
BardLucyHumeXI
Is this common? I would guess that this was only an offer from the cabin crew, not a demand. Despite the extra space and legroom on offer, I would not be happy if I was compelled to move to a seat without a table or AV system away from my family.
What likely happened was that the two pax were non-revs (airline employees on passes). Some airlines allow employees to travel in the crew rest seats if no other seats are available. These seats are normally blocked off to all pax, for in-flight crew rest (if the a/c has no separate crew bunks).
At the discretion of the gate agent and in-charge, non-rev pax may sit in those seats if they agree to swap with the jumpseats to allow FAs to rest.