"Lakeview Bill" wrote in message om...
"The official was questioned and released, and NO CHARGES WERE FILED IN THE
INCIDENT."

While the PIC has full control over the flight, in this instance, we have
seen no evidence that the PIC was involved in the action.


The Flight Attendant is acting as the voice of the PIC, as required crewmember.

And absent specific instructions from the PIC, I think it is quite possible
that a flight standards manager could very well trump a flight attendant.


The abscence of specific instructions from the PIC indicates concurrance with the attendants actions.