Originally Posted by
readywhenyouare
A flight attendant can most certainly overrule a captain. If the flight attendant smells alcohol on the Captain's breath should he/she just get out of the way and let them into the flight deck?
I don't know why we keep going down this line. I'm not saying the FA never has authority to overrule the captain. What you stated, as a basis for the fact that the FA can overrule a captain, is the fact that a GA can overrule a captain. What I was saying in my post is that, just because
someone can overrule a captain, doesn't mean an FA can overrule a captain.