Our thanks to Harold for this great find….
Delta Flight 15 –
This is not political. It is a little-known true story about 9-11 and a good read. This read will make you proud of the vast majority of humanity. Here is an amazing story from a flight attendant on Delta Flight 15, written following 9-11-2001.
“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, New Foundland. He requested approval for a route change from the Canadian traffic controller and approval was granted immediately-no questions asked. We found out later, of course, why there was no hesitation in approving our request.
“While the flight crew prepared the airplane for landing, another message arrived from Atlanta telling us about some terrorist activity in the New York area. A few minutes later word came in about the hijackings.
“We decided to LIE to the passengers while we were still in the air. We told them the plane had a simple instrument problem and that we needed to land at the nearest airport in Gander, New Foundland to have it checked out.
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Thanx! Great story!
Was a travel agent for 23+ years. My favorite Delta story is that Zsa Zsa Gabor and her maid were on a flight between Florida & LA, with a connection in Atlanta. On the flight to Georgia, Zsa (in First Class of course) let her little doggie out of it’s carry-on carrier. And the maid released another of her little dogs in Coach.
After the dogs were corralled and returned to their carriers, Zsa and maid were met in Atlanta by Delta and were told to find another flight to LA because their behavior had endangered the safety of the entire plane. They were also invited them not to fly Delta again. True story!
Heartwarming account of people in a crisis situation rising to meet the challenge and not just with sterile accommodation but with grace. I love it!
A few snarky comments, though, at the very mention of God. Hostility toward religion has never been stronger in my lifetime. Where is the tolerance?
Re #2 Tina : Hostility towards Christianity is part and parcel of the Communist and American progressive agenda. Tolerance? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH HAH!
Agreed…I’ve been in to sarcasm a lot lately 🙂
Tina, I found those snarky comments unnecessary as well. The end of the article was simply about getting strength and positivity from faith and I can see nothing in that which merited such negative replies.