LHR 160 till 4dme
Followed a B77W belonging to a Hong Kong based airline into LHR yesterday onto 27R. In the LAM hold they were asking for 165 till 5dme then 160 at 4 from the controller. This was approved. By chance, I met the crew signing in at the hotel and politely asked "why" the non-standard requests ? "Fuel saving and noise abatement tactics was the reply".
Anybody else do this ?