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But as to the question : Would an extra controller had spotted the deviation earlier ?
It does seem an odd situation whereby people are asking if a second ATC controller, positioned at the side of an approach, at night, could have a better visual appreciation that a 2 man crew could be lined up, visually, on to the wrong runway.
But that's not the question being asked.
The question being asked is could a controller with great training and deep experience have given a different initial response to a confused arriving aircraft, if time pressures on that controller were relaxed?
"Go around" is supposed to be safe. Safe enough at least that this controller subsequently issued it.
"There aren't any aircraft on the ground where you think you see them" isn't supposed to be safe.
So without suggesting blame, why was that response issued instead?