[Dr. Sivana]

Air Traffic controllers start looking for other work causing airport closures.

When Reagan fired ALL the striking ATC employees, NO airports closed.

[Snickering Hound]

When Reagan fired ALL the striking ATC employees, NO airports closed.

There were enough supervisors and non striking controller to fill in and there was not nearly the air traffic that there is today.

There is currently a 2000 controller shortage even before the shutdown began and the existing controllers were putting in overtime.

Different era.