My earlier post in the AF forum was going nowhere quickly so I thought to give this a try here.

Since 9/11 I have never seen flight deck visits made in-flight on any route operated by a major carrier. Two weeks ago I was on an Air France flight from North America to CDG, seated on the upper deck of a 744 and after the dinner service, small groups began visiting the flight deck over a period of roughly 2 hours. Now I fly AF quite frequently and I have never seen this happen over the past 7 years.

Considering we departed NA, flying to the EU, and were somewhere over the North Atlantic, what are the laws/regulations governing in-flight cockpit visits and are they actually still allowed?

Thanks in advance!