Hand searches by security of AA.
Two month ago I was travelling on AA from CDG to JFK for just two days.I just wanted to have dinner and some shopping. So I just had hand baggage and some newspapers and some school books in a paper bag. I was also wearing some good clothes and was shaved and so on
Before I could check-in I was asked by the security officer the typical questions like where I will stay, what I will do in the US and so on. Then the agent went away with German passport and returned five minutes ago with another officer who took me to a private cabin and asked all the questions again. They searched my bags and my camera and found nothing. Finally another agent checked in for me and one of the security guys took my passport and ticket through the next security check where my bags were x-rayed. I liked that because I didn´t had to queue the long line and was accompied to the gate and the security officer even boarded with me as the first passenger even before the elites!
I felt very unhappy with this situation as I felt like a prisoner. But I think I couldn´t a voucher or something else from AA for this treatment.What´s your opinion?
I think security should be high but this went too far in my opinion.
And I´m wondering who is searched like this and why the officers even boarded with me?
Any other FTérs who got this "special treatment"?
Tim
P.S. Sorry if my English languages skills are not that great....