Originally Posted by
sbm12
Overhead. That said, the current pilot contract includes provision for blocking a seat even on planes with overhead unless that's changed.
Can confirm that on my PVG-ORD on the newly configured Polaris, seat 1A was blocked for pilot. Person at seat 1D was pissed that the pilot decided to put his large carry-on on top of seat 1D. FA's response was "well, that's just how it is. That's where the pilot puts his luggage." Piss poor service as usual.