Nogbad - I'm not a 'spotter' but over the last few weeks my interest in Concorde has led me to sites I wouldn't normally bother with. What has consistently come across is that these people are actually quite aligned with the authorities. There's no anti airport authority/police sentiment I've seen - they just want to watch aircraft within whatever the rules are.
So, not sure you're speaking on their behalf.
Sure, BAA could have done all sorts for the last day, but as long as they aren't turning people away, then that's not so bad - sentiment aside they have a legit pressure which is running the airport. And I bet there's more than a few BAA management that wish it wasn't so, if only for that day... just imagine; being able to turn over EGLL exclusively for the event.
