[Archangelsk]

Before you start pointing a finger of blame recognize the following: ATC was able to put more than 6000 planes on the ground in 30 minutes. Considering the circumstances, that is beyond extraordinary.

[oceanview]

we are talking about what happened before the attacks, not after.

[af_vet_rr]

Before you start pointing a finger of blame recognize the following: ATC was able to put more than 6000 planes on the ground in 30 minutes. Considering the circumstances, that is beyond extraordinary.

I will give credit to the controllers themselves, but like many bureacracies, the problem is not with them, but with management.

[elbucko]

ATC was able to put more than 6000 planes on the ground in 30 minutes. Considering the circumstances, that is beyond extraordinary.

As a former army air defense officer [Nike-Hercules], I consider that accomplishment a miracle.