Originally Posted by
PAXboy
The most curious aspect is that - LH operate into SFO every day and have done so for decades. Unless it was brand new, their SOP would have been understood and part of the system.
They were probably assigned the quiet bridge visual. This is a published procedure which is built into the FMS and uses the localizer. If every airline refused I suspect they would need to cut the arrival rate by 30% at night.