I'm flying into Heathrow, a direct flight from SFO, later this month via Virgin Atlantic, and am lucky enough to have someone who is going to pick me up.
Although I flew in last September on the same airline, I forget how things work and have never had a ride from the airport before (usually I get on a train to wherever).
The gist of my question is this... I want to stop in the loo to freshen up after getting off the plane, but I also don't want to hold up the person meeting me.
Is the order of things:
1) Customs
2) Baggage Claim
3) Place where the person picking you up can stand and meet you
or
1) Customs
2) Person who is picking you up can stand and wait and meet you
3) Baggage Claim
I also don't want my luggage to be sitting around.
He is a kind person and won't get annoyed even if I had to keep him waiting but I want to both not keep him waiting too long and also not have airplane bed head and unbrushed teeth before I see him... really hard to freshen up in an airplane bathroom.