11/09/2001
US flights grounded following airliner attacks
All plane departures from and to the US have been halted as the United States imposed a "National Groundstop" order, the Federal Aviation Administration has said.
FAA spokesman Laura Brown said: "We have a national groundstop order, which means no aircraft are taking off right now. Planes already in the air may continue to their destinations.”
Planes were stopped from leaving British airports as the US sought to protect its airspace against possible terrorist attacks in the wake of horrendous attacks.
Scotland Yard said it was in constant touch with Government departments, but it is understood that no threats against Britain had been received.
A spokesman for the Department of Transport said it was urgently reviewing the situation after kamikaze flights saw two passenger jets laden with fuel and carrying passengers were flown into the World Trade Center towers in New York and the Pentagon building in Washington.
A total of 262 people died in the four airline crashes in the US.
Two US domestic flights crashed into the World Trade Center Towers were American Airlines confirmed that flights had been lost. Flight AA11, a Boeing 767, was carrying 92 people when it struck the Northern World Trade Center Tower at 8:45am EDT.
The second American Airlines plane flight AA77, a Boeing 757, had 64 passengers on board when it ploughed into the Pentagon building in Washington at 9:40 EDT.
United Airlines Flight UA175 with 65 people on board the Boeing 767 struck the Southern Tower of the World Trade Center at 9:03 EDT.
United Airlines has also confirmed that flight UA93 with 45 on board crashed near Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania at 10:00 EDT.
The attacks were also being urgently reviewed at Heathrow, Britain's biggest airport. A spokesman said: "We're actively looking at it. No decision has been made yet."
Later flights over the UK capitol were restricted to one approach corridor.
Flights to the US remain suspended with one Boeing 747 being redirected to Aldergrove International Airport. (GB)
FAA spokesman Laura Brown said: "We have a national groundstop order, which means no aircraft are taking off right now. Planes already in the air may continue to their destinations.”
Planes were stopped from leaving British airports as the US sought to protect its airspace against possible terrorist attacks in the wake of horrendous attacks.
Scotland Yard said it was in constant touch with Government departments, but it is understood that no threats against Britain had been received.
A spokesman for the Department of Transport said it was urgently reviewing the situation after kamikaze flights saw two passenger jets laden with fuel and carrying passengers were flown into the World Trade Center towers in New York and the Pentagon building in Washington.
A total of 262 people died in the four airline crashes in the US.
Two US domestic flights crashed into the World Trade Center Towers were American Airlines confirmed that flights had been lost. Flight AA11, a Boeing 767, was carrying 92 people when it struck the Northern World Trade Center Tower at 8:45am EDT.
The second American Airlines plane flight AA77, a Boeing 757, had 64 passengers on board when it ploughed into the Pentagon building in Washington at 9:40 EDT.
United Airlines Flight UA175 with 65 people on board the Boeing 767 struck the Southern Tower of the World Trade Center at 9:03 EDT.
United Airlines has also confirmed that flight UA93 with 45 on board crashed near Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania at 10:00 EDT.
The attacks were also being urgently reviewed at Heathrow, Britain's biggest airport. A spokesman said: "We're actively looking at it. No decision has been made yet."
Later flights over the UK capitol were restricted to one approach corridor.
Flights to the US remain suspended with one Boeing 747 being redirected to Aldergrove International Airport. (GB)
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