411A,
What you seem to have missed in your note about pilots interfering, is that the CAPTAIN is actually in COMMAND of the aeroplane. There has to be co-operation between the front end and the CC otherwise the whole operation will fall apart.
Whilst I do not doubt that the cabin staff may be able to put your hands on the comfort blankets down the back a lot faster than the captain, I would suggest that his/her grasp of the aircraft operation as a whole is a lot better than most cabin staff. His/her instructions should be obeyed as long as the crew are on the aircraft and any disagreement should be resolved on the ground, with or without the help of respective line managers.
If this deplorable state continues, it will not be long before the Captain's instructions are treated as suggestions and open to negotiation instead of lawful commands given to subordinates.
Doc C.
[This message has been edited by Doctor Cruces (edited 26 April 2001).]
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