Non-aviation person speaking.
JamesT73J
Assuming it's purely based on the reliability statistics convincing the FAA ...
That looks like a mighty big assumption!! There is not much that happens in big business that happens for reasons anything other than money. If the UK's CAA had made this statement, then most Brits would assume that the big carriers had been lobbying behind the scenes.
That said, the risks are fairly well documented and each carrier (and pax if they choose) can consider them. It is likely that it will still be more risky to drive to the airport. That said, I am old fashioned and, when selecting my UK~USA flight for this afternoon, one issue I checked was which a/c was planned to operate the sector and how many of those big silver drums does it have? The answer is four but, as I say, I am old fashioned. Eerrr, that means I am old.
