Written Stories:
1. "I was at a Motel 6 after working a 4 pm - 4 am shift for a cab company the night before. I had no idea whatsoever what had taken place until after 3 pm that day, some seven hours after the first plane hit, and I never got the full details until I arrived at work for my next 4 to 4 shift.
After all domestic air travel ceased, the cab company I worked for started receiving calls from airports in NYC, Boston, Manchester, NH and Hartford with folks pleading to send them a $600+ taxi prepaid in advance to bring them back to Vermont. We couldn't accommodate a single one since the five boroughs were locked down.
Once air travel resumed, the level of checks I had to go through to even enter Burlington International Airport with flight personnel on board was pure insanity. There were bomb disposal teams with guns searching the entire vehicle, using mirrors on poles and checking the engine compartment.
Took me around 10 minutes just to gain entry into the airport property with personnel aboard."
- Reddit user /u/VermontKindBud
After all domestic air travel ceased, the cab company I worked for started receiving calls from airports in NYC, Boston, Manchester, NH and Hartford with folks pleading to send them a $600+ taxi prepaid in advance to bring them back to Vermont. We couldn't accommodate a single one since the five boroughs were locked down.
Once air travel resumed, the level of checks I had to go through to even enter Burlington International Airport with flight personnel on board was pure insanity. There were bomb disposal teams with guns searching the entire vehicle, using mirrors on poles and checking the engine compartment.
Took me around 10 minutes just to gain entry into the airport property with personnel aboard."
- Reddit user /u/VermontKindBud