NigelOnDraft:
It makes the selection of F25 fairly instinctive, when day in / day out you are used to seeing a lower power setting for a F25 approach than a F30... someone takes the power away, lets go for the approach that needs less power
Now that you put it so simply it would indeed explain the actions of the crew. Your inputs regarding the prevalence of F25 landings, it also makes it more difficult to understand the critics. This certainly was a rapid descent with (Very) low power.