Relax and enjoy
I remember paxing home on duty travel after a very long day of multi sector domestic flying.
The gate agent asked if I'd accept the jump seat so they could upgrade someone.
Being a two hour sector BNE/MEL and having to use the uncomfortable 737 jump seat I politely declined.
She snarled at me for not being a team player and told me many pilots offer up their duty travel seat in the cabin.
If it's ok for the CEO to take a seat when things go bad then the example has been set. I'm not suggesting The CEO has done anything wrong either.
He may have been entitled to a seat just as our staff are whilst "on duty".
If I'm ever asked again I'll think, what would Alan do now?