The crew lounge is NOT suitable accomodation.
Suitable accom is;
- a furnished bedroom
- single occupancy
- minimum noise
- well ventilated
- ability to control light and temperature
A crew lounge meets none of these requirements, so the suitable accom thing is out the window. Dont accept anything less.
By implementing this it implies that crew are contributory to the pathetic OTP we have.
ps this is not common practice.