Originally Posted by
malr
Even if this is a prank, it's foolish. We now have pilots focused on executing this prank, we have a breakdown in communication and trust between cabin crew and flight-deck. You have cabin-crew focused on this "hidden camera" and possibly losing focus on cabin safety.
All of these factors could (and likely will) come to nothing...but it seems like these pilots just put a bunch of unnecessary holes into the Swiss cheese...
I think you left out an A- in above.
What does not make sense to me in the whole story is why when confronted one of the pilots did not simply say "gotcha" and explain how the prank was done.
Had they done that I doubt we would be hearing about a lawsuit.