Originally Posted by greek-freak
Do you have any information what the visibility was the day this incident happened?
No, sorry.
So in that particular case situational awareness
is certainly reduced.
You're right and it is all about S.A. (pilot
and controller)
Still, if you take the Munich example there is a risk of misidentification, since there are typically lots of LH A320s around.
And in case of multiple LH A320's on final and departure, good S.A. would stop a controller from giving such a clearance.
But it will never be absolutely failsafe, so let's keep ours ears and eyes open!
Regards GYS