AC Staff in J when overbooked
So, due to the ground delay/stop in YYZ on Friday and I was flying in from YOW. Due to the weather it was obvious we had a lot of people switching flights to try to get home faster.
So we had a full flight however I'm not totally sure it was oversold or not and just full by virtue of people switching flights day-of. I was desperate to get to my seat, so I was at the front of zone 1 - first non-assist pax on. I found two uniformed AC pilots sitting in J as I came onto the flight.
Now I know deadheads need seats, and you don't or can't bump them for obvious reasons... but in J on a full plane? I can't exactly decide how I feel about being left in Y when the plane was obviously full and delayed by two hours in favor of two uniformed pilots. Is this in policy? Reasonable?