meleagertoo, what is also perfectly clear is that they (the first aircraft) eventually asked for a tow. So I would imagine that they must have had a chat with ATC as to why, otherwise the article would not have been able to mention the first incident. Then, I repeat, two hours elapsed between the two arrivals and, I repeat again, were the crew informed of the earlier incident? As for choice of runway, could the same not have happened in the other direction? A slippery runway will be slippery in both directions won't it? As for the wind, it was all of four knots. Last, but not least, there might be a valid reason to favour a particular runway at that airport if within company limits.