I made the same observation, though not on LX but on AB. Upon boarding in Germany, there were the usual 2-3 wheelchair pax. Upon disembarkation at JFK I witnessed the Purser saying at the door "38 wheelchairs". And really, wheelchairs lined up all the way down the jetbridge ... and they all wheeled past us at immigration
Now I really feel somewhat betrayed. I'm not handicapped, but I faint easily when standing upright - I've had this since I was a teenager. But I so far never ordered a wheelchair (since I have no problem walking) - but fainted several times at US immigration ...
