Hi, not saying that anyone 'bow' down to them and accept what they are saying is correct, but we get back to the good 'ol CRM and a polite explanation of the situation from the flight crew does not go amiss
Any 'advisory' information from the cabin is welcomed on my a/c.
And you are quite correct, nobody here has the 'full' story so we can only go by what has been 'rumoured'
Rgds
CL747