About this episode

The episode recounts the true story of two friends whose lives were changed by the events of 9/11.

This is the true story of Paige Farley-Hackel and Ruth and Juliana McCourt. In the pre-dawn dark at Logan Airport, two best friends say goodbye before boarding two different flights to the same reunion in California. A simple decision — a handful of frequent flyer miles — is the only thing that separates them that morning. What happens next unfolds across two towers, seventeen minutes apart.

Topics covered

• 9/11
• true stories
• friendship
• air travel
• reunion
• tragedy

Keywords

• 9/11
• Paige Farley-Hackel
• Ruth McCourt
• Juliana McCourt
• Logan Airport
• friendship
• tragedy
• air travel

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Logan Airport

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