i'm not an atco, or pilot, just an enthusiast !
overheard yesterday whilst i was listening to tower departures at EGLL to hear Concorde go
a speedbird callsign was being lined up at one of the entry points to the runway, and the tower controller stated "we'll try to give you as much runway as possible"
to which a laughing pilot replied "thats always a bonus"
made me chuckle !