Frankfurter Rundschau (probably the best nationwide newspaper we have, compareable to the Guardian) today ran an interview with the head of Cockpit (the German equivalent of ALPA), who happens to be an LH pilot.
1. the airline does take into account gusts and these are hard limits
2. the approach was legal
3. atc was legal in offering the runway
4. it was all basically plain bad luck
5. it was not all that dramatic or dangerous
This may be a case of a union leader covering a member, but Cockpit has been known to be very strict on safety issues and take on LH if needed. So if all of the above are thruthful, then the limits need examination. How can we allow bad lack to play a role?
Also, from the main article, plane and crew are back in service.
edit: links
article (will disappear after a few days):
http://www.fr-online.de/in_und_ausla...em_cnt=1297487
interview:
http://www.fr-online.de/in_und_ausla...em_cnt=1297726