email159.xml
Title
email159.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
email
Date Entered
2002-04-24
September 11 Email: Body
Hi there --
I am so lucky and feel profoundly grateful to be alive. I am sending this general e-mail that may be redundant to some, but will be news to those I have not been able to contact. You are all very important to me, so please understand if I have not been able to get a hold of everyone.
I was on Singapore Airlines Flight #36 from Amsterdam to Chicago when the unfortunate events unfolded. We had just entered Canadian airspace when the hijackings occurred. We were told that we were being diverted to Toronto, but did not find out what was going on until a Dutch press junket coming to Chicago for the Van Gogh exhibition used airphones to call home. When we arrived in Toronto, we waited for our luggage for three hours. Our bags were x-rayed one by one. We had no clear idea what was going on until about 4:00 Eastern time.
Singapore Airlines did a fantastic job taking care of us, and we were very lucky to be one of the first flights to make it safely to Toronto. They put us up in the Marriott and covered ALL of our expenses, including a large phone bill. Fly Singapore whenever you can, they really put our interests above the interest of their bottom line.
I arrived safe and sound in Chicago at 7:00 from Toronto. It was a very long day and I am very tired. We arrived at the airport at 10 AM. It took two hours to get through security, and we waited at the gate until 6:30 to be cleared for takeoff.
John's Swissair flight turned around over Greenland and he has been in Zurich ever since. He will hopefully return as soon as flights resume. I will send more news when I find something out.
I am glad everyone is safe, and if any of you that are in New York or D.C. need assistance of ANY kind, please let me know. Condolences to all that are affected by this tragedy.
Love to all,
Jeffrey
I am so lucky and feel profoundly grateful to be alive. I am sending this general e-mail that may be redundant to some, but will be news to those I have not been able to contact. You are all very important to me, so please understand if I have not been able to get a hold of everyone.
I was on Singapore Airlines Flight #36 from Amsterdam to Chicago when the unfortunate events unfolded. We had just entered Canadian airspace when the hijackings occurred. We were told that we were being diverted to Toronto, but did not find out what was going on until a Dutch press junket coming to Chicago for the Van Gogh exhibition used airphones to call home. When we arrived in Toronto, we waited for our luggage for three hours. Our bags were x-rayed one by one. We had no clear idea what was going on until about 4:00 Eastern time.
Singapore Airlines did a fantastic job taking care of us, and we were very lucky to be one of the first flights to make it safely to Toronto. They put us up in the Marriott and covered ALL of our expenses, including a large phone bill. Fly Singapore whenever you can, they really put our interests above the interest of their bottom line.
I arrived safe and sound in Chicago at 7:00 from Toronto. It was a very long day and I am very tired. We arrived at the airport at 10 AM. It took two hours to get through security, and we waited at the gate until 6:30 to be cleared for takeoff.
John's Swissair flight turned around over Greenland and he has been in Zurich ever since. He will hopefully return as soon as flights resume. I will send more news when I find something out.
I am glad everyone is safe, and if any of you that are in New York or D.C. need assistance of ANY kind, please let me know. Condolences to all that are affected by this tragedy.
Love to all,
Jeffrey
September 11 Email: Date
9/14/2001
September 11 Email: Subject
Home Safe and Sound
Collection
Citation
“email159.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 6, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/39659.