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Originally Posted by D as in David
Could ATC be feeling pressure to process landings and departures to catch up for all the cancellations over the last few days?
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Probably, but the conditions don't look outside of the limits for this airplane.
Most importantly, the decision on whether or not to land the airplane is made by the captain. If ATC says you're clear to land, gives you the wind and it's outside the crosswind limit of your airplane and you attempt to land, that is not ATC's fault.
Edit: I don't mean to imply ATC has no regard for the safety of the airplane. But every type has different limits, every company has a different SOP that may or may not line up with the aircraft manufacturer, every flight crew has a different amount of wind with which they might be comfortable... ATC therefore can't make the call.
All ATC can do in this scenario is just try to get the planes landing on the best possible runway, and pass along as much helpful info as they can.