esseeeayeenn
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I've seen cases where the tower is in the cloud, but it's clear underneath....and others where the fog starts below the tower.
The issues are the quality of the navigation aids, the runway lighting, the aircraft equipment, and the pilot qualifications. ATC doesn't really get into the act.
In the case of my trip to Vanuatu, I was told the issue was aircraft equipment. Apparently Air Vanuatu has the equipment required to land at VLI in low level cloud.
Obviously a worthwhile investment for them as VLI is their hub and they only have one B737 to equip.
However, Virgin lacks this equipment. Understandable as VLI is not their hub and they would need to equip a number of B737s which might fly the route.