Originally Posted by
JIMCHI
The national TV stations (NBC and CNN) keep repeating over and over that in the US it is a protocol for a flight attendant to be inside the cockpit whenever one of a 2 man crew leaves the cockpit. I travel a lot in F class and NEVER have I seen an F/A go in the cockpit while a flight crew member uses the bathroom.
Then you're not paying attention. I travel a lot in F class and can vouch for the fact that this is standard operating procedure on US carriers. Have observed it hundreds of times.