The forecasts were for 300m visibility. Comair got in on CAT III. But there were a couple of stressed crews. PE was forecast CAVOK but also became 500m vis. Nationwide, 1time and Mango all turned around (approach ban etc).
Mango went back to Bloem, sat for an hour then went back to JHB. Called out standby crew and dispatched for CT again at 1am (same WX in Cape Town!!!!
). Lo and behold they went around back to JHB.
Dispatched eventually back to Cape Town in the morning. IMHO not professional planning by ops and crew.
I would have been p###ed if I had to do 5 legs to get to Cape Town.