I touched on this subject on a previous thread but still am not confident I understand. I had a discussion with the gate agent today about OAL JS on AE and was told at first OAL pilots where not allowed in the actual JS. I know this is not the case but they also told me that on the 44 seat ERJ, they were not allowed to put someone in the actual JS with 44 pax in back, regardless of weight.

I realize the 135's are weight limited a lot but is this true?