On Thursday I had the honor to fly the Easyjet route from EHAM (Amsterdam) to EGCC (Manchester) in an Airbus A320. On the approach I was escorted by an F18. I would like to thank the pilot. It was nice flying together for a couple of minutes!
I admit I was a bit low on the profile. However I got a late change in approach and runway (Microsoft ATC does that some times). In a single pilot operation that can be a bit frantic. Especially when it was yet another approach than the one I prepared for in the secondary flight plan.
I don’t know if there was any particular reason for the escort. As far as I know there were no Royals on the passenger list. The transponder was on and functioning and I was adhering to ATC instructions and local procedures. Nonetheless, it was nice!