They would be suggesting a member of the cabin crew would take the seat of the 'absent' pilot until that pilot returned. I don't know the answer to Stephen B's question but imagine it would be a fairly senior member of the cabin crew who would have to be trained in flightdeck security.
While I take my hat off to the airlines for their quick response, in my opinion there is still a vulnerability in that there's nothing stopping a member of the flightdeck crew and a member of the cabin crew from conspiring with each other.
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