A Town That Took Them In
On Sept. 11, 2001, thousands of unexpected guests arrived in Gander, Newfoundland, and nearby towns after the terrorist attacks shut down airspace across North America. Dozens of diverted flights landed at Gander's airport, and the community mobilised almost overnight to house, feed and comfort passengers who became known as "the plane people."
Twenty-Five Years Later
For CBC's The National, journalist David Common revisited Gander to look back at the town's extraordinary response and the friendships that have endured a quarter-century on. The story is a reminder of how a small Canadian community responded to a global crisis with hospitality that made international headlines.
Source: CBC
