Pilots and F/A's are held to substantialy different standards.
...and so they should be.
I have personally seen cases where a Captain has been held out of service and a F/A continued to (...ride in the back.)
The Captain was 100 % in the right and the F/A 1000% in the wrong.
The Airline needs resolution that, all is well with the person in Command of the Airplane.
Don't read to much into it.