Thanks for taking the trouble to broaden the knowledge of others MainJafad.
I wasnt aware of the linked thread but perhaps should have guessed it would be out there.
I suppose the main point to be learned from it is that the jets in question should really have been landed before MPA got socked in, but then I guess it can happen rather quickly in that part of the world.
And if we cant fly, neither of course then can a potential aggressor.