Originally Posted by xyzzy
You said the FA was standing there to block access. How is this not being vigilant? I see the drink cart used sometimes, but not all of the time. Mostly an FA just makes sure the pax are seated and that someone is facing the pax blocking the way whenever the door opens. I don't see any problem with that.
Originally Posted by bollar
I find that crews are getting lax about it. On today's DCA-DFW flight, the flight deck door was open for 90 seconds while the first officer and two flight attendants discussed something. None of them were looking at the passengers; two had their backs to us and the other was 3/4 turned away.
While I think the risk was negligible, this is clearly the kind of situation one would want to exploit.
I want the FA supposedly standing guard looking at the passengers to make sure everyone stays seated. I also want them to minimize the amount of time the door is open. How does it take to open the door and swap out the FA for the pilot? Let's say 15 seconds. What were they doing with the door open and not looking at the passengers for the other 75 seconds?