Crosswind limit 747-400F
Today EK-Cargo flight DXB-DUS was diverted to FRA. Reason given from EK staff was that pilot decided to divert due to crosswind
METAR at the time showed wind 150/18 knots with gusts 31 knots, runway in use 23
All other flights at the time landed without prob.
My question (as ground crew) : Was it a sensible decision by the crew to divert, resulting in 100+ tons of cargo to be trucked FRA-DUS now ?
I know, Atlas had that runway overrun in DUS a few years back, but would 31kts really be a safety risk for a 747 with 2700mtrs available runway?
Thanks for comments