Originally Posted by
rggale
I don't know the exact CO policy on this, but within reason, I am OK with flight crews making up some of their own policies that clearly have our safety, security, and timeliness in mind. Obviously, having no headphones in during taxi and takeoff is important in case of emergency, and the pre-departure drinks could be a result of a slow boarding cabin or delay (hopefully not lazy crew). On the other hand, the no wine with dinner certainly does not fall under the safety and security part.
FA making up their own safety/security rules? No thanks! I don't even think they are qualified for that. I will let an expert at TSA or CO make that for them. FA should do their job by following the standard procedures. DTV is compatible with take-off and landing, so being on or off is not an issue for the plane operation.
FA have some degree of freedom on the pre-departure drinks if the flight is delayed, but that's about it. In this case looks like a lazy FA (no pre-dep drinks, no wine).