Originally Posted by
thebutlerdidit
I believe I read somewhere that 1A/1B seats were reserved for FAs who take breaks on longer flights. I'm booked on ORD-OGG in this class almost a year out and those seats were unavailable. I also thought I read that those seats are curtained off for the FAs who are on a break. Maybe someone can confirm?
1AB are blocked in advance, usually. Most flights will then release them, but some of the longer flights (I think ORD-HNL and maybe IAH-HNL) they are actually blocked for crew rest. Usually anything blocked in the forward cabin is always for flight crew, as I don't think FAs ever get premium seats for rest.