I love the sensationalisation of the media - "as they tried to land in 100mph winds". What nonsense. They wouldn't be operating if the wind was that strong. I flew to Scotland too on Thursday and the wind at Edinburgh airport never got over 65kts (75mph). There would also be company & airframe limitations for operating in high winds. We all had it bad on Thursday, but we just got on with it, it's what we are trained to do.