Flight attendant on Sept. 11 plane calm in tape of conversation with crew

[DuctapeFatwa]

Shortly before Flight 11 slammed into the World Trade Center, the American Airlines operations center received a calm phone call from one of its flight attendants.

"The cockpit is not answering their phone," said Betty Ong. "There's somebody stabbed in business class and, we can't breathe in business. Um, I think there is some mace or something. We can't breathe. I don't know, but I think we're getting hijacked."

Nydia Gonzalez, who was on duty at the operations center that morning, told the panel how she received Ong's call at about 8:20 a.m.

"Several media accounts of what occurred on Flight 11 claimed that Betty was 'hysterical with fear,' 'shrieking' and 'gasping for air,' she said. "Those accounts were wrong."

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Flight attendant on Sept. 11 plane calm in tape of conversation with ground crew

[Beetwasher]

1. 8:20AM

That's all that needs to be said.

[Pale Blue Dot]

2. Yes.

It's important and it's being ignored.

[Kurovski]

3. I heard it earlier tonight.

It was very difficult to listen to without feeling strong emotion.

As for Media: They are whores.

[KC]

4. Her

23-minute conversation ...It seems like something could have been done in or during those 23 minutes.

KC
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The Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States heard portions of her 23-minute conversation with the American Airlines operations center on the second of its two-day hearing Tuesday.

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[JailForBush]

5. Ms. Ong deserves praise for remaining calm under such

incredible pressure.

Of course, the real hero is George W. Bush, who was so calm he was able to read a story about a pet goat while thousands of Americans were dying. Next, Bush realized the importance of his own survival as he heroically flew to Nebraska aboard Air Force One.

Mr. Bush, Saint Peter will give you your reward when you go to meet him - hopefully sometime very, very soon.

[Betty]

6. I don't think he's going to see St. Peter

where he's going.

[SheilaT]

7. Anyone who thinks flight attendants

are bimbos is wrong, has always been wrong.

Since they've been "flight attendants" for about twenty-five years now, I get crazed when someone calls them stewardesses.

[lazarus]

8. dupe

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