<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JS:
I don't understand what the big deal is. Flight attendants have been performing the two roles for years. Delta flight attendants still manage to simultaneously provide good service and enforce FAA regulations.</font>
Maybe that's it then. I admit that most of my flying experience is with AA. I haven't kept track of which airlines are involved when this comes up, FAs escalating minor things to police involvement, but I remember hearing about incidents on other airlines also.