But its OK coz the IAA have had a nice friendly chat with Mr O'Leary and he says if they do it again he'll sack 'em.
OK, on this occasion they didn't crash, but they did get caught operating outside the regulations and they could have crashed. If they had, god forbid, then I am sure the IAA would be doing slightly more than saying "its OK".
And didn't someone post that the RVRs were down to 275m? Without centreline and TDZ lighting? And was it freezing fog?
Anyway, although yes, the finger points at the pilots here, I have every sympathy with the busy long days and lack of time. Sometimes the NOTAMs seem like reading War and Peace.
The IAA should be pointing the finger at the airline and asking WHY would pilots miss this in the NOTAMs and/or why did they continue? Perhaps on their third full duty-time day, late at night, absolutely knackered, want to get in coz a divert will mean hassle and an even longer working day. Sometimes, when stressed and fatigued, we make wrong decisions. But if this is caused by company pressure and working practices then the IAA should be investigating further.