Interesting about Kai-Tak - look what they did there. They closed it down because it became - environmentally unacceptable and couldn't grow any further. Funny old thing thing Chep Lap Kok is built outside the town.
No matter how good you are surely, the margin for error is reduced when you there's only an un-categorised ILS, preferential (tailwind) 04 departures, numerous obstructions and a greasy old <1800m concrete runway. Size matters - 2800m and CAT3B must improve your chances on a grobbly night.
From the sentiment of the locals in down town Belfast they'd rather see "those big aeroplanes" out of town too - check out the recent editions of the Belfast Telegraph.