What would be interesting to know was what was the weather forecast for Heraklion as that would determine whether the Captain loaded a sensible fuel load.
I well remember a trip to Heraklion years ago where the forecast was for very strong crosswinds winds so I loaded more fuel than usual which I needed as after two go arounds on R/W 27 I diverted to Chania. Cannot remember what fuel I arrived with but remember waiting hours for pax to be coached to Chania and then running out of hours halfway back to UK where another crew had already been positioned on another flight. All of this in the middle of the night of course.