Of the four aircraft hijacked that day, United 93 was the only one that did not reach its target. It crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania at 10:03am. No one survived. Military commanders were not notified that United 93 had been hijacked until four minutes after it had crashed. The nearest fighter jets were 100 miles away. At 10:18am, the President authorized the military to engage hijacked aircraft. Fearing an accidental shoot down, military commanders chose not to pass the order to pilots in the air. By 12:06pm every civilian airliner over America had been forced to land. Amidst an unprecedented military mobilization, US airspace was closed until further notice. Dedicated to the memory of all those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
Most scenes together: Ziad Jarrah & Saeed Al Ghamdi (2), Ziad Jarrah & Ahmed al-Nami (2)
United 93 quotes
Page 1 of 3The passengers have gone to the back of the plane. They are talking together.
"Beware cockpit intrusion."
"Two aircraft hit the World Trade Center"? But we just left Newark; the weather was beautiful.
That's got to be student pilots.
Jeremy Glick I'm trained in hand to hand. I'm trained in Judo.
Okay, so we go up right behind you?
Jeremy Glick We have to go very fast.
Yes. Absolutely
Jeremy Glick And I don't-I don't give a **** if that thing's real or not. See, I'm gonna grab his arm. I'm gonna grab his arm, and I'm gonna break his arm.
The brothers have hit both targets!
Shall I go and tell them?
Yes. [Saeed runs out of the cockpit] Tell them our time has come! Our time has come!
Why are we waiting?
It's not the right time. Sit and I will give you the sign.
When?
Go and sit down.
We have to do it now.
Deborah Welsh Would you like anything to drink?
Deborah Welsh Sure?
Yes.
Come on, guys. What are we waiting for? Let's roll. Come on, let's go already. Let's go.
Hey, this is a suicide mission. We have to do something. They are not going to land this plane; they are not going to take us back to the airport.
Hi, Mom, it's me. I'm on the plane that's been hijacked. I'm just calling to tell you that I love you, and goodbye. This really kind woman handed me the phone and she said to call you.
I promise you, if I get out of this, I'm quitting tomorrow. I'll quit tomorrow. I promise, I'll quit tomorrow.
I'm calling from the air-phone. You believe me, don't you mom?
I'm not taking any more chances. We got stuff flying around we have no control over, and I don't want a board full of these planes hitting every building on the East Coast. This is a national emergency. Everyone lands, regardless of destination.
Lord to you I have submitted myself, given you my faith. On you I depend.
Open the door. Open the door and nobody will be hurt.
The pilot! Get the pilot!