A question for the ATPLs with Passenger Airline experience:
This aircraft was 15 minutes flying time away from EIWF - Waterford and EIKY - Kerry. Kerry had blue skys and as far as I know so had WF. EICK is notorious for early morning fog which will burn off soon after the sun rises and did so 30 minutes after the accident. The aircraft after two MAs then went into a holding pattern for 20 minutes (I presume in the hope that the fog would burn off) but this option was limiting their remaining options. My question is would it have been allowed (and if not why not?) that the aircraft divert to say EIKY (which has Jet A1 & Avgas supplies) refuel and fly back to EICK with the PAX when the fog had burned off? (as opposed to off loading them and forcing them to travel by road back to EICK)