United abruptly cancels flyover marking 9/11 anniversary after ‘concerns in the community’ – denvergazette.com

United abruptly cancels flyover marking 9/11 anniversary after ‘concerns in the community’  denvergazette.com

At 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, United will mark the 25th anniversary with a flyover in Denver by a Boeing 777 and F-16 fighters United Airlines had planned a dramatic flyover in Denver on Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, when it lost two of the four U.S. passenger jetliners hijacked by terrorists. But the airline abruptly cancelled plans late Wednesday, citing “concerns in the community.” A United spokesperson did not immediately offer details on where the concerns had risen. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston had already heralded the event planned for 9:03 a.m. Friday, the exact time at which a United 767 with passengers and crew had crashed into one of the World Trade Center towers in the south end of Manhattan.

The flyover had been set to feature a United Boeing 777, escorted by four F-16 fighters from the Colorado Air National Guard. Johnston had called the planned flyover a salute to the national sacrifice and resilience that followed the attacks. “This flyover is a powerful tribute to those we lost and a reminder that their legacy lives on in the strength of our communities and in the people who continue to serve others,” Johnston had said in a statement announcing the event. The city’s Office of Emergency Management had circulated a bulletin noting that