Gander: This Canadian airport sheltered 7,000 people on 9/11
WEBSep 6, 2021 · Canada’s Gander International Airport in Newfoundland offered refuge to 7,000 displaced airplane passengers on 9/11 and inspired the hit musical “Come from Away.”
On 9/11, how Gander, Newfoundland, welcomed 6,700 strangers - USA TODAY
WEBSep 8, 2017 · Sixteen years ago, this small Canadian town on an island in the North Atlantic Ocean took in nearly 6,700 people – almost doubling its population – when the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in New...
Operation Yellow Ribbon - Wikipedia
WEBGander International Airport in Newfoundland, Canada, played host to 38 airliners, totaling 6,122 passengers and 473 crew, as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon. Operation Yellow Ribbon (French: Opération ruban jaune) was commenced by Canada to handle the diversion of civilian airline flights in response to the September 11 attacks in 2001 in the ...
9/11: The little-known story of how a small Canadian town took in ...
WEBOn Sept. 11, 2001, thousands of passengers and crew were diverted to Gander in Canada because of the closing of U.S. airspace – leading to one extraordinary story of compassion.
How Gander, Newfoundland Took In 6,500 People On 9/11 - All …
WEBNov 24, 2022 · When U.S. airspace closed after the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, Gander Airport in Newfoundland, Canada took in 38 planes and 6,500 stranded passengers.
N.L. famously embraced the world on 9/11. There's an untold ... - CBC.ca
WEBSep 10, 2021 · Twenty years have passed since thousands of international travellers famously took refuge in Gander, Stephenville, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, St. John's and surrounding communities in Newfoundland...
20 Years Later: The Little Town in Newfoundland That Welcomed …
WEBSep 11, 2021 · In the darkness of the Sept. 11 tragedies two decades ago, the Canadian community of Gander in Newfoundland opened its doors to about 7,000 stranded passengers.
On 9/11, a tiny Canadian town opened its runways and heart to …
WEBSep 8, 2016 · When the United States shut down its airspace, tiny Gander International Airport in Newfoundland opened its runways, taking in 38 wide-body planes on transatlantic routes.
In Wake Of Sept. 11 Tragedy, Rerouted Passengers Find Resilience In Gander
WEBSep 10, 2016 · On September 11, 2001, Shirley Brooks-Jones was a passenger on Delta Flight 15 from Frankfurt to Atlanta. And a few hours into that flight, they were told they had to be rerouted because of a...
One town’s beacon of 9/11 kindness: Gander shines on
WEBSep 7, 2021 · Gander’s heroic kindness became legend, celebrated in a Broadway musical and by tourists still flocking here to meet those who hosted stranded travelers.