Originally Posted by
PRWeezer
OT but at the risk of letting the dogs out...I've seen this happen on an international flight and it was nonrevs who moved. The flight had a weight & balance issue such that they wanted to minimize weight in the forward cabin for takeoff and landing. The captain, GA & on-board leader discussed it and as nonrevs were cleared they were told the procedure to follow - sit in coach until cruising altitude, then moved to a designated seat in J.
Of course I can't say that's what happened on your flight, simply providing some context having seen it happen before.
That's was my suspicion, but weight and balance issues on a 767 would seem odd. Also, I wonder whether in such a case, the non revs would have coach or BE seat assignments according to the official flight records.
Nevertheless, if dogs aren't allowed in BE, then a nonrev shouldn't be allowed to bring a dog into BE, nor should the dog be out of the carrier during the flight.
Similarly, if a nonrev is traveling with small children who are too young for premium cabin nonrev seats, then such children should not be allowed to move into BE during the flight.