My DH is traveling to NYC for a business meeting on 9/8, and has opted to stay the weekend and visit friends. I was booking a hotel room for him on points, and it was only when the reservationist said to me, “Okay, we have him checking in on 9/9 and checking out on 9/11.” that I realized that he’d be in NYC on 9/11. Oh, AND he’d be flying to boot.
He’s asked me to join him, and I’m honestly torn. I mean, on the one hand, who doesn’t want to go to NYC for a weekend? On the other hand, I’m not really keen on flying on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. I know our enemies are big on picking significant dates to enact their plans. I’m sure the TSA screening is going to be an extra hassle that day. Besides, if enough people avoid travel on 9/11, the flights will be canceled and we’ll be stuck in NYC for another day.
So, anyone plan to fly on 9/11? And, if given the option to be in NYC (or D.C.) and travel on that day, would you?
I flew from Tel Aviv back to the USA on 9/11/02. My travelling companion had bought some military memorabilia in Israel to boot, which made the infamous Israeli airport security folks go into pretty high gear, but it was fine.
I would fly on 9/11/11 or be in DC or NYC, theoretically. I’m not planning to, though.
It’s a Sunday. I may be at the Renaissance festival!
Wouldn’t stop me. I have a bomb nobody move isn’t going to work anymore. Anyone starts acting froggy a flight that I’m on gets their eyes carved out with a plastic spoon. But then I’m just an ITG.
I would have been flying on that date but it’s too expensive, so I’ll be driving instead. I’m not any more worried about attacks on that anniversary than on any other day.
Yeah, what? 9/11 was a pretty crappy “signifigant date” the first time around. What exactly was it supposed to mean? Emergency services? The numbers surrounding “10”? What does that have to do with anything? These guys are not wizard level symbologists.
I will be in DC (I live there) and I’d have no problem flying. Even if a terror attack on a plane was a sure thing, the chances that it’d be my plane, and not one of the thousands of other planes, is slim.
And of course the exstence of a plan for a terror attack on any plane is unlikey, and if there is a plan we do have security that stands a good chance of catching it. The odds are just way too small to worry about.
I have a hard time believing that an airline can cancel a flight, if passengers have checked in, if they simply feel that not enough passengers have checked in. I’m with Alessan, I would make a point of flying because it will probably be less crowded. I’m sure TSA screening will be worse, though, I agree!
I’m probably woefully ignorant, but what enemies? Osama and his corps are mostly dead – isn’t Al Qaeda mostly leaderless? I didn’t think there were other groups that focused on the significance of dates…
I highly, highly doubt the will happen. New Yorkers have business to get to, if there are no physical barriers then they’ll be at that 9am client meeting. The city was pretty quick to get back to business however possible in 2001, a perceived threat in 2011 isn’t going to keep people from moving about.
Well… me, for instance. I have never had any interest or desire to go to NYC. I mean, if I had to go on business, or if someone paid me to go, sure, but zero interest otherwise.
However, I would have zero qualms about flying on any anniversary date of 9/11, or other terrorist attack. Security will be tighter than usual, so in some ways I view an attack as LESS likely on such a date.
I have a business conference that will have me flying on 9/11. When somebody in my office realized this, they offered that everybody going to the conference could choose to instead travel on 9/10, though they’d have to pay for the extra hotel night out of pocket.
No brainer for me. I kept my flight on the 11th. Security will be stronger than ever, the likelihood of my flight mattering even in the event of disaster is astronomically slim, and I don’t want to pay for a hotel out of pocket if I have any choice.
No plans for travel on that date, but while I can understand being a little extra nervous, I wouldn’t let it stop me from making plans to travel on that date.