Jeez... some of you just don't seem to get it or don't look into it.
RW 35L was OPEN!
It was used for departures up until the time of the incident.
Therefore any debris would have been on RW05 after he did the hard landing (for want of a better phrase). RW 35L was clear...and Longer.
How in the hell is RW 05 optimum??? I'd love to hear your reasons AirScotia as to why a shorter runway with possible debris was more optimum than the longer runway which was clear in light wind CAVOK conditions?
You have obviously missinterpreted/misunderstood some info here.