NYTIMES (Glynnis MacNicol) - Canada Took In American Planes on 9/11. It Still Would Today.
A tiny slice of Newfoundland welcomed in stranded passengers.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - 25 Years After 9/11: The Canadian Town That Became a Safe Haven
25 years after 9/11 Josh Einiger travels to Gander, Newfoundland. A small Canadian town that took in roughly 7,000 passengers aboard 38 diverted planes. Residents and passengers look back at five extraordinary days when schools, churches and homes became shelters, and strangers became family. As President Trump’s tariffs spark tensions between the two countries, a look back at what Canadians did for Americans on 9/11.
NYTIMES (Norimitsu Onishi and Renaud Philippe) - Gander Welcomed Americans in 2001. Now, U.S.-Canada Tensions Hit Home.
The Newfoundland town welcomed thousands of frightened airline passengers on Sept. 11, but 25 years later, mixed emotions run through anniversary plans amid an escalating trade war.
AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - How Gander’s Response to 9/11 Inspired “Come From Away” — and What It Still Teaches Us
When 38 planes landed in Gander, Newfoundland during the chaos of September 11, 2001, local residents gave food, shelter, and dignity to 7,000 stranded strangers, a story later transformed into the acclaimed musical “Come From Away.” On that devastating day, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all air traffic after the attacks on the World Trade […] The post How Gander’s Response to 9/11 Inspired “Come From Away” — and What It Still Teaches Us appeared first on American Almanac .
When 38 planes landed in Gander, Newfoundland during the chaos of September 11, 2001, local residents gave food, shelter, and dignity to 7,000 stranded strangers, a story later transformed into the acclaimed musical “Come From Away.” On that devastating day, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all air traffic after the attacks on the World Trade Center. As the skies cleared of planes over the United States, 38 international flights were ordered to land at the remote airport outside Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. Suddenly, a town of under 10,000 people found itself host to nearly 7,000 unexpected guests, travelers from around the world, frightened, confused, and desperate for news and comfort. What happened next has become the…Open