The touch of nostalgia created by this thread may bring tears to Gordomac's eyes but it does satisfy the urge, which comes with growing older to delve into the past!
I think that one of the problems with Cat 3 on to the present runway 32 is that the aiming/touchdown point fro 32 is at the exact point where the logitudinal slope of the runway changes from 'uphill' to 'downhill' so as the aircraft 'tries to land' the ground is continually falling away. Somebody once said that the runway was designed by the same chap who designed the 'big one' in the Blackpool pleasure beach! So no wonder Discorde's 757 had difficulty finding the ground!
Back in the early '80s it was felt that Britannia, with their foot in the door, would become a major operator at LBA. Alas over the years, due to all the changes in the industry, the TUI operation has almost disappeared. Not the same anyway once Britannia had gone, very British and yes the white hats.......very distinguished!