Harrowing Final Phone Call From 9/11 Flight Attendant Moments Before Passengers Fought Back Against Hijackers

How a phone call from hijacked Flight 93 saved US Capitol on 9/11 as flyers fought terrorists

The 9/11 attacks, which mark 25 years today, involved four hijacked aircraft, but one flight, Flight 93, never reached the intended target of the al-Qaida terrorists. Alerted through phone calls, Tom Burnett and fellow passengers fought back, which stopped another strike on Washington. However, all passengers and crew on Flight 93 were killed.

Harrowing final phone call from 9/11 flight attendant moments before passengers fought back against hijackers

CeeCee Lyle was as a flight attendant on United Airlines Flight 93, the fourth and final plane to be hijacked

9/11 25th Anniversary: Remembering United Flight 93 Passengers Who Fought Back During September 11 Attack On Twin Towers And the Memorial Built to Remember Them

As the September 11 attacks reach their 25th anniversary, attention has turned to the 40 passengers and crew of United Flight 93 who stormed the cockpit to stop hijackers believed to be targeting the US Capitol, and to the Shanksville memorial built in their honour.