9/11/01-- How were aircraft in flight informed?
I have oftened wondered in what manner were the pilots in flight on 9/11 informed of the happenings as they were occurring. Did the atc folks broadcast in the open to all listening aircraft a general description of what had occurred, and the neccessity of bringing the existing flights down within a certain timeframe? Just what information was given to the aircrew? Were a/c nearing their destinations(within 1 hour or so), allowed to complete their flights? Were a/c dumping fuel, or flying around with geardown/dirty to get down to landing weight? How were the passengers informed? And what effects were on the folks that were forced to land at a location that was not their destination? Surely, there must have ben some rather unusual events, like folks being in a strange city with no money, or credit cards to carry them for a few days. Or senior citizens/disabled folks/unescorted children being dumped off . I do recall a story of three businessmen renting a large moving truck, to make a 300 mile trip, because there were no car rentals available. I tend to think that one day hopefully there may be a book written on some of these happenings relating to the aircrew notification, and the passengers being inconvienced for a few days.Would be interesting reading!-- Replies appreciated-Thankyou