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It was probably very badly handled. We'd feel upset, too, if somebody important in our government were searched by some low-level employee at some foreign airport.

It says that the Spanish group didn't give enough advance notice, but I don't see why 6 hours notice was not enough for the airport people to get their "high level screeners" to the airport and ready to meet this group.

Part of the problem, however, was in transferring from a charter plane to a commercial flight, something that always seems to confuse airport personnel. Furthermore, Iberia is a horrible airline that probably did nothing to assist the situation, and may even have dropped the ball. Iberia must have known about the Prince's travel plans; why weren't they scurrying around trying to get things in place?

Still, I hope we smooth their feathers, because Felipe and his bride-to-be are very popular in Spain. They are both American-educated and I do not think they are known for being anti-American themselves.

We'd feel upset, too, if somebody important in our government were searched by some low-level employee at some foreign airport.

Actually, no, I wouldn't. I don't share your disdain for people you call "low-level".

I flew from Charlotte, NC to Houston, TX where my bags were searched. I showed them my military ID card, and that didn't stop the search. If Americans don't trust military service members to fly on our civilian aircraft without being subject to random searches, then this arrogant future King of Spain can deal with it, too.

It says that the Spanish group didn't give enough advance notice, but I don't see why 6 hours notice was not enough for the airport people to get their "high level screeners" to the airport and ready to meet this group.

Well, you see, it's quite simple, really:
You don't get to decide what is enough time.

I agree that there might be a problem, but to blame the lowest level workers is a serious mistake. Elect morons to congress, and this is the level of sophistication that you get in establishing rules enforced by other morons.

The solution is to have minimum qualifications for the people who make the rules.