Somebody there must have been in a good mood. We were allowed to transit directly across the final approach path at about 12pm on Friday.
I can't see what all the fuss is about Class 'D' transits in the UK.
We had to orbit for a Dash 8 on final (which was fine) but we could/would have gone higher/lower/any type of vectoring to help the ATCO out.
It may have helped that we got the Barton FISO to call ahead and at least warn them that we would be asking for a transit once airborne.
It may also have helped that our destination was to the east of the zone making the track much more direct with the help of the transit.
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