Isn't this the airfield where an italian airline (Meridiana I think) was told by the tower to go-around several times on short finals due to birds and then charged with landing without clearance when they decided the safest course of action was to land. I have not been there for a while but I remember ATC making it hard going, with last minute instructions for a circle to land etc. We were forewarned, but the guys following us in definitely sounded stressed.