I was on a summer 1979 Jetsave CP Air charter to Canada (a DC8-60) where there an announcement that you could visit the cockpit and there was a queue going back half the length of the cabin. But I suspect that long haul charter flights are a special case. Also there may be a "herd" element involved.
Concorde charters used to carry a supernumerary captain to answer flightdeck visitors questions and let the crew get on with flying the plane.
I wish I could go back in time!
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