Betty Ong: Last News

Sept. 11 and the horrible events following the terrorist plane crash attacks into the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center reached its twenty-third anniversary this year. Several documentaries investigate the timeline of events of September 11, 2001 and check in with those affected by the event as well as those too young to have experienced or remembered it.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!An American Airlines flight attendant has been called a hero for her bravery and calmness in which she helped identify the five 9/11 hijackers onboard.Betty Ong spoke in a low voice while using an Airfone at the back of American Airlines Flight 11 to describe the situation to ground staff.The 45-year-old was not due to originally fly on Flight 11 but she had asked to work an extra shift so she could join her sister Cathie for a vacation in Hawaii, according to the New York Post.Flight 11, bound for Los Angeles after departing from Boston's Logan Airport, made a U-turn after being hijacked and headed to New York City.The plane crashed into the World Trade Center’s North Tower at 8:46 am