Originally Posted by
Greg66
Not always.
I have been in J on the UD with Mrs. Greg66 in F downstairs. I tried to visit here - and was refused entry to the F cabin altogether. Twenty minutes later she appeared upstairs to visit me.
A few years back I was also in J on the UD and my father was downstairs at the back in WT with his wife and brother-in-law. Our flights just so happened to coincide, my 3rd over the pond to BOS in as many days. Middle of the way through the flight I went down to WT to see them. It was my fathers first time on a 747 so I invited him back to the UD. We were stopped at the stairs, but after a polite request we were both allowed upstairs. The UD was not full, so he sat in an empty seat next to me and then one of the crew gave him a demo of how the seat worked and brought us both a glass of wine. After a couple of refills, he went back downstairs more the merrier and sold on the benefits of NCW.
So agreed, visitors in J are at crew discretion - and if you have a great crew so much easier to obtain.