Originally Posted by
njvandy
2 FAs have just said that there is no lav usage policy on domestic flights. Am I missing something? Either way, the pilot is the ranking crew member once the door is closed and likely does have some authority beyond company policy. I don't see what the argument is.
You are missing something. Here is one of the FAs you are citing (and he is correct):
Originally Posted by
sluggoaafa
For Domestic routes, AAs policy is you may use any lav in any cabin.
It is AA policy that you have to pay for drinks in coach. The pilot is in command, and what he says goes, but if he said all drinks in coach are free, I suspect that AA would have a discussion about violating company policy with him. I don't understand why pilots are allowed to routinely violate company policy with impunity. If it happened rarely, I would think that there were circumstances that justified it on that particular flight, but it happens constantly.