I don't think that one can jump to any conclusion yet.
The McDill incident doesn't compare, because the pilots didn't know the area and were rerouted twice.
In this case I will be interested in why they didn't recognize the problem on approach visually.
Also at such an airport as Jabara, were the lights on 24/7? The tower was closed there, and some such airports also turn off their lights unless you key on the tower frequency.
