Originally Posted by
Uplinker
...just offering an example of when flying away from the nearest runway was a valid decision, (maybe).
For what it's worth, and also with a little first-hand knowledge of the Greek island airports (rule#1 - the wind is
always perpendicular to the only available runway), I would probably have made the same decision.
(provided we're speaking of the new Athens airport - were it in the good old Hellinikon days, would not have made much of a difference)