I note there was a tailwind serious enough to reduce breaking performance, and also that it is possible to land in the opposite direction on the runway in question. Is the practice of landing into the wind ignored within certain parameters?
In general, aircraft are certified to land/takeoff with tailwinds (and crosswinds, etc.) up to a certain speed. You don't want to be changing runway direction all the time, after all.
Ultimately, it's up to the crew on board to determine the landing distance required for the current conditions (including the wind—whatever direction that is!), and if they don't believe the conditions are safe they should not proceed with the landing. They can, of course, request the opposite runway, though obviously if there is frequent traffic ATC is likely to refuse unless they want to change the direction for all traffic.
