Originally Posted by
pappapuff
I flew on the same plane as Carl Bildt in June on the way to IAD from CPH. I was in Y+, he was of course in C with one bodyguard and his Chief of staff and maybe someone else.
You guys who have been to IAD know you have to wait for the stupid buses to get to immigration. Well, just before the waiting area, Bildt and his staff gathered. Every passenger passed him as we were ushered down to the waiting area by the funny/crazy german (?) lady who works for SK in IAD (about 60 years old, german accent, anyone know who I'm talking about?).
When all passengers had deplaned and waited for the buses, the lady started screaming that we should make room in the middle (Like Moses in the Red Sea). Down comes Bildt and his staff to board their own bus. Got to have been very awkward for him...
I was on a flight with Bildt in 2002 or early 2003. On a 767 and in C. But then he was flying as a private individual and this was after 2002 when things were really bad for foreigners at US immigration; I remember the CEO of LH calling it an outrage. It was also a rather grim economic climate and I think it was pretty much myself and Calle in C.
You should have seen his expression when he saw the huge line in the immigration hall on the LHS for foreigners (the SAS flight arrives toward the end of the afternoon peak). No VIP treatment for him back then.......
I think the "crazy lady" is Danish. Someone of that age bracket (most are younger) checked me in on my last flight from IAD and we started speaking Danish. She has an Anglo surname, presumably due to marriage.
I have had bad luck out of IAD. C has been full on my last two flights.... but row 14 is decent.