@lookleft
You wont be asked for a reason the first time but my point is that it would be bought to the attention of the airline concerned if a requirement for a particular runway was made each time I had a preference for an into wind runway. So far this month I have arrived 14 times into Melbourne.
I always "require" the long runway and have always been given it. But then again I have about a 5 Kt crosswind limit. (I'm not a very good pilot). I'm pretty sure every EK flight uses the long one
Ops haven't sent us any nasty grams yet (well not in the last 15 years that I'm aware of).