Ok back again this week.
Arrive to be greeted by SAFA inspectors
I go and pay bill in terminal so eye rolling all round by Immigration as we are coming/going to UK. I return to aircraft and cabin attendant asks if she should meet pax. Great Idea, smart girl
She goes in and is given complete third degree as to why she even need set foot in the hallowed land that is Swiss, is delayed by 15 mins and just about gets to meet pax in time. Next the attendance of the freelance FO is demanded who is delayed even more because he doesn't have company ID, and he didn't actually want to get off the aircraft let alone go to the terminal!!!!
So I guess the $64K question is this:-
Does any one know if immigration have absolute jurisdiction/authority in demanding to see transitting crew/pax on the ramp who don't actually want to enter the country???