Is his personal (sorry the Queen's Flight) 146 not available?
I wonder if he booked on the Internet to get his £5 saving? Will the Airline TV crew be there to witness the Blair family checking in, being handed their numbered boarding passes (numbers 10, 11 etc?) and then joining the general public in waiting for their aircraft to leave on time? Will the Blairs come with pre-packed sandwiches and drinks to save paying the high prices on-board?
I once was on the same flight as Neil Kinnock (while he was EC Transport Commissioner) going from LHR to BRU - he and his wife had been delayed on the M4 and had missed their booked flight so instead they were down the back of a Virgin Express 737 (operating for Sabenaa). He seemed to take the experience quite well, but you could tell he wished that they were in front of the curtain.
[ 19 July 2001: Message edited by: brabazon ]