Hi All

I flew back from Athens on Swiss Air for the first time, I have been flying to Greece since August 2010 every month and have never had a problem.

At boarding your ground staff asked me for my boarding pass which I handed over to them, then I was asked for my Passport which I am a British citizen and have been since Birth??

I was then asked to step aside in front of everyone in the queue and in the meantime your staff investigating my Passport?

Then I waited till everyone had boarded the flight and I was asked to follow your staff and was not told where I was being taken, I was asked how I got into the country where I pulled out my boarding pass for my arrival flight?

I was then told that why my British passport was not stamped with me entering the country (Athens)?
I then said that this is your duty at the Airport to stamp any passports not mine.

I asked why I was being checked and why I needed my passport stamped and I was told by your staff that
"WE HAVE BEEN AUTHORISED TO DO RANDOM CHECKS BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ON BRITISH PASSPORTS"

There were other people behind me that were nodding their head with disgrace at your staff that I was only being checked because of my skin colour where all the other people that had a British passport in front of me were not asked to show their passport?

I HAVE NEVER HAD MY BRITISH PASSPORT STAMPED TO ENTER A EUROPEAN COUNTRY???

I am of an Asian origin but this does not mean that I should be harassed by Swiss Air.
I said to your ground staff that they were racist and on that note I was told that "WE ARE NOT RACIST PEOPLE"
Unfortunately I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS.

I WILL TAKE THIS FURTHER AS I HAVE NEVER BEEN TREATED THIS WAY BEFORE FOR FLYING.

I WILL NEVER FLY SWISS AIR AGAIN.

I have flown with Aegean Airlins and Olympics Air since August 2010 and not once had any problem.