Originally Posted by
SWAcapt
Did Pres. Bush call you on the radio and tell you to divert or does he now control the weather? Please enlighten us. I feel your response might be quite entertaining.
Just for your Info.
Whenever the President visits a city and uses the City Airport in lieu of a nearby AFB or Military installation, the Secret Service closes down the airport.
I was in holding over PDZ for 55 minutes waiting to get into LAX when President Clinton was there..........remember the famous haircut?
I had a similar experience over Cleveland during a similar Presidential Visit.
I held in the Penalty box for an hour while President Bush landed in MEM last
year.
The Point is it happens. When El Presidente visits, everything gets shut down.
I doubt he (GWB) has anything to say about it. It is the SS taking charge.
Maybe it is necessary, but it is a pain in the A$$ if you happen to be flying into/out of the particular city at the time.
Unless you happen to be on a hard time trip.........