i don't think its anything to do with FR culture
The Pilot in Command (PIC) stated take-off in Manchester had been delayed by
about 25 - 30 minutes. During the flight the crew decided to land on runway 24 at
Memmingen Airport. The PIC stated the reason was the short taxiways to the apron
after landing on runway 24. Were the landing to take place on runway 06 the airplane
would have to taxi to the end of the runway and then turn back. The aim was to make
good on some of the time lost in Manchester.
No time pressure then?