It is hard for me to imagine trying that approach more than once!! Did they ask tower for the latest winds before they were on short final? Does the airport have a second runway at least 5700 feet long, which points more or less into the wind direction?
Also can't imagine trying it on a dry runway! How could they have had enough rudder to get the plane lined up on the runway, and how could they have kept the upwind wing from popping up? Do those Captains have many years of flying before they upgrade, or does extra theory help to 'compensate' for much flying experience and knowing one's comfort level and subjective limitations? Poor passengers...
And what were the company Dispatchers doing while the plane was about twenty minutes from the airport?? Discussing Selma Hayeks cleavage and latest movie, "Frida"?