Originally Posted by
ianassum
They could have always asked you to vacate the seat if they needed it
North American service culture will never be customer-focused in our lifetime in a consistent way due to the inherent focus on "bare minimum" delivery (there are always a few exceptions) compared to carriers such as SQ JL NH QR, although I understand the working conditions for some of these airline crew are sometimes unethical
Good luck asking to use crew rest seats on ANY airline.