Cheetah many thanks for your reply, but your have missed my point which is this.
Why do KQ crews operate to higher minima than those of other airlines using the same equipment at the same airport? Is it because the Kenyan regulatory authority has set higher limits which its pilots are bound to observe? Is it because KQ pilots are not qualified/rated to there same standards as this from other countries? Or is it because although KQ pilots ARE qualified to the same level, the airline itself imposes higher minima? If the answer is the first of these three, then KQ's failure to operate the flight was outside the airline's control, and they should not have to pay compensation. If the answer is either of there latter two possibilities, then the matter was NOT outside its control. Passengers have the right to expect that a major international airline will train its pilots to the highest level possible, so that they can fully use the capabilities of an aircraft like the B787 when flying from a CAT3 airport. Incidentally the crew was not out of hours, and other UK airports had better weather.
And what do you mean by most things to do with aircraft are acts of God? Flying is safe today because the industry has brilliantly learned the lessons of the past, adding to the knowledge base, and constantly improving the hardware and those who use it. Those of us who fly should be proud to be involved with such an industry. The lives of pilots and their passengers do not depend on chance!