Yes, it livened us up as well (could have written "woke us up as well" but would not want to admit to still being asleep at 09.45 !). First time round came right over the house on departure, making a very early, steep and tight climbing right turn straight off the runway end like an airshow display, was notably noisy indeed. Mrs WHBM
even moved to comment that she was glad the departure path didn't normally go over our house.
Will be interesting to see it in use. Presumably Air France to Paris is the only serious contender at present.