Was Q33 NY really the name of the first plane to hit the Twin Towers?

Question

Or are people just saying that because of the Webdings font controversy?

Answer 1

This was not the real number of any of the planes purported to be hijacked on 9/11

The 9/11 commission report claims the following:

American Airlines flight 11, a Boeing 767, tail number N334AA, with 92 people aboard, including the hijackers, was hijacked by 5 Arabs, while on route from Boston to LA. It was known to be hijacked by 8.25 AM or earlier, and hit the North tower of the WTC at 8.46.



United Airlines flight 175, a Boeing 767, tail number N612UA, with 65 aboard , including the hijackers , was hijacked by 5 Arabs, while flying the same route as AA 11. It was known to be hijacked at about 8.55 AM and hit the South Tower of the WTC at 9.03.


American Airlines flight 77, a Boeing 757, tail number N644AA, with 64 aboard, including the hijackers, was hijacked by 5 Arabs while on route from Dulles airport (DC) to LA. It was known to be hijacked at about 8.55 and hit the Pentagon at 9.45.



United Airlines flight 93, a Boeing 757, tail number N591UA, with 45 aboard, including the hijackers, on route from Newark (New Jersey) to SF , was hijacked by 4 Arabs. It was known to be hijacked about 9.45, and crashed in PA at 10.10.

Answer 2

no -- but Q33NY is a bus line into LaGuardia airport in New York City, or did at the time of the disaster... supposedly the bus route was changed last year so it no longer goes to LGA.

Answer 3

no, it never was called Q anything.

Answer 4

...'m not really sure but i think it is..

Answer 5

It really was