it wouldn't have been the first time, they even referred to doing the same in Gdansk (EPGD). Casa did the same btw.
Where does this information come from? Do you have a reference?
Do you refer to the part of talking prior approach to smolensk, where the PIC is asked wether he had done it before?
Meaning what? Busting minimums intentionaly or doing an approach in bad weather below minimum and landing out of it?
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