I do think that an equivalent procedure to the UK ATC "Absolute minima" being applied in Irish airspace may well have prevented this accident.
If delivered clearly enough I would hope that the first approach would not have commenced.
Is anyone aware of the fact that a previous incarnation of this aircraft operator "Eurocontinental"
EURO CONTINENTAL AIR
had been withdrawn from operations in the UK for reasons unconfirmed.
They then reappeared in the UK under a new guise as FlightlineBCN (AOC holder subleasing from Air Lada), but using the same two airframes, EC-ITP and EC-GPS
It's interesting to note that both Eurocontinental and Air Lada show the metroliner available for charter, but Eurocontinentals site show only one available....
I'd be very interested to know what caused the first withdrawal, and what regulatory process took place in both Spain and the UK which allowed the re-emergence of those two arcraft under the new banner.