My brother was flying from Minneapolis to Boston on business the day of the 9/11 attacks. When his flight was diverted to Detroit there was nothing said other than they had to stop in Detroit. As he entered the terminal he noticed that everyone was glued to the TV's in the terminal. Only then did he realise why they were diverted to Detroit.
The panic for rental cars was unreal. He ended up sharing a van with 4 other business type guys who also lived in Minneapolis. Those that didn't get vehicles were wandering the rental car lot looking for people who managed to get cars to see if they could share a ride.
When flights did resume later he commented on how quiet the planes were. Passengers were quite nervous with memories of 9/11 still fresh in their minds.
I did ask him if he himself had a fear of flying after 9/11. His response was to the effect that if he didn't get on that plane the terrorists would have won.
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