News Summary

• Several planes were hijacked and used to wreak devastation on downtown New York and Washington, DC, a quarter of a century ago.
• Here’s a look at how life for air passengers has changed since then.
• What happened to air travel in the immediate aftermath of September 11, 2001?
• All air traffic was immediately grounded.
• Canada closed its airspace but exempted military, police and humanitarian flights.
• Canada reopened its airspace in stages, with domestic flights allowed to resume on September 12, followed by international flights a day later, and final restrictions removed the day after.