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elleng

(131,077 posts)
Sat May 21, 2016, 01:52 PM May 2016

This Is A MUST Read: Take A Gander At This Amazing, But Little Known, 9-11 Story.Hankie alert.

'This incredible story is from a flight attendant on Delta Flight 15:

On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, we were about 5 hours out of Frankfurt, flying over the North Atlantic.

All of a sudden the curtains parted and I was told to go to the cockpit, immediately, to see the captain.

As soon as I got there I noticed that the crew had that “All Business” look on their faces. The captain handed me a printed message. It was from Delta’s main office in Atlanta and simply read, “All airways over the Continental United States are closed to commercial air traffic. Land ASAP at the nearest airport. Advise your destination.”

No one said a word about what this could mean. We knew it was a serious situation and we needed to find terra firma quickly. The captain determined that the nearest airport was 400 miles behind us in Gander, Newfoundland.'>>>

http://www.thecoast.net.nz/shows/days-with-lorna-subritzky/this-is-a-must-read-take-a-gander-at-this-amazing-but-little-known-9-11-story/#.VzYPrDOi8Lw.facebook

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This Is A MUST Read: Take A Gander At This Amazing, But Little Known, 9-11 Story.Hankie alert. (Original Post) elleng May 2016 OP
You ought to have made a hankie alert! Wonderful story. So nice to read . snagglepuss May 2016 #1
Right! Will edit. elleng May 2016 #4
Thanks for posting. SamKnause May 2016 #2
WOW!! nt xynthee May 2016 #3
Amazing but little known 911 Story liberal from boston May 2016 #5
Wow! What a wonderful story! K&R! Rhiannon12866 May 2016 #6

SamKnause

(13,110 posts)
2. Thanks for posting.
Sat May 21, 2016, 02:02 PM
May 2016

I remember reading about this.

It was not as detailed as this article.

Thanks for the update.

Rhiannon12866

(205,927 posts)
6. Wow! What a wonderful story! K&R!
Sun May 22, 2016, 06:40 AM
May 2016

Thank you so much for posting! This is exactly what we need to hear right now!

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