I think, like so many other factors, cultural differences. . . to be politically correct
may not have been helpful here.
Finally, both crew were licenced, and assumedly able to read an approach plate.
The generally accepted RVR for a Cat1 ILS is 550 or 600m.
They shot two approaches with RVRs around 350M. One was to an ILS with a minima of 750M. The 3rd app was , almost legal
So, they were either as thick as pigsh1t as regards the rules, or they didnt give a sh1t about the rules.
Neither is a very helpful attribute to a professional pilot.
In addition to this they have totally failed to understand the association between DA and minimum RVR, or in fact they did, which is why they descended to 100ft. . . the CAT2 minima,very appropriate since the RVR was CAT2. . . instead of going around at 200ft.
Regretably, neither they, nor their aircraft, nor their poxy airline was authorised to conduct CAT2 approaches.
Totally gash, unprofessional, and demonstrably criminal.
I hate to see companies, sometimes good ones, crash and burn financially after an accident.
In this case, I think it would not sadden me however, not in the slightest.
I think I understand implicitly the pressure these poor b@stards were under to GET THE JOB DONE.
Some of their AOC postholders should do time, but of course they wont.