Yes we could have done but wern't bothered. You have to return to your seat on landing for some reason.
The official reason for having to return to your seat is in case of accident. The flight manifest will list who is sitting where. Most cabin crew for major airlines are usually not bothered. I suspect that the cheap airlines use the rules for commercial reasons. There are exceptions. I was once on a transatlantic flight which only had about 10 passengers. We were asked not to all sit together on one side of the plane for weight distribution reasons. HUMOUR- out of the mouths of babes and sucklings. I recently came across a very old email from my daughter's pre-school teacher. Apparently popcorn had been made for the children. Miss three year old announced, very loudly, "I like cockporn."
On our way home from Israel, we were all asked to return to our seats - as some turbulence was upcoming. Dutifully did so, but no turbulence was forthcoming. But lo, the gifts trolley came around. Typical ! ( Easy jet).
Melania: "Donald, have you seen my brown shoe polish?" Trump: "Shoe pol - oh. That was shoe polish? "
Microplastics found in every human testicle in study Warning: Do not stand close to the BBQ as you could melt them.
I've long admired the Marsh Family for their creative adaptations of songs to attack Tories, but this one is an absolute classic. When the Braverman creature and a GB News bigot whose name escapes me went walk about in Cambridge last week - trying to goad pro-Palestinian protestors - they were greeted with absolute silence. In celebration, the Marsh Family came up with this - for which they deserve a medal...