A lot of the local chatter has centred on the disclosure by airport talking heads; that the ILS approach would be used in all conditions by many carriers, and not just in poor visibility. The explanation being that the carrier's SOPs require that they use whatever aids are available. Anyone in the know care to comment?
It doesn't really impact me, being well away from the approach path, but I do have some sympathy for people who up to now have seen aircraft turning out over the sea if they cared to look, but will now have aircraft noise overhead 365 days a year, for the sake of 50 flights per year which divert due vis. (ASA figures apparently) A bit like amputating the foot for the sake of an ingrown toenail imo.