Given that pilots can be subtle creatures at times, I'm sure at least some of them will find intriguing ways of making known their derision and dis-satisfaction with what some feel is an un-necessary change for the sake of change.
At a recent meeting where this matter was discussed, one of the local coucillors was quite forthright about the right for the operating council to call the airport whatever they liked and his feeling there was no need for discussion or consultation on the proposed changes.