I would have to say that if you line up on the wrong runway it should feel wrong, and if you don't know how to tell the difference (or just opt not to check) with your instruments, then you, my friend, are either careless or inexperienced.

If you don't know how to follow procedures during an emergency (as previously stated), and subsequently GLIDE FROM 41,000 FT to the ground, which by the way takes a very long time, even at 300 knots, you are either inexperienced or careless.

Either way, both crews were one or the other. If they were rested or not, experienced or not, they should have been able to recognize and resolve the problem. Neither crew did so.

Now the next person can contest how long it takes to glide from 41,000 or that they didn't glide... let's put it this way, they didn't follow procedure, and had ample time to correct the situation.