heh I was on a plane, waiting to taxi, on my connecting leg of a red-eye from LAX to Dulles. All of a sudden, dozens of airport crew ran out of the terminals and directed all planes to re-attach to the jetway for immediate evacuation into the terminal.
Once inside, FAA blacked out the TVs in the terminal - except for ONE restaurant / bar, where I saw plane #2 collide on live television. Most people were hearing the news on their cell phones. Pandemonium ensued. FAA tried to stop the trams from going back to the main concourse - my then-girlfriend and I were able to catch the last one before they stopped.
It was crazy - everyone was out of rental cars, all flights were grounded, police everywhere, people fighting for cabs to get the hell away from the airport. We stayed with some friends while trying to sort out where my bags would end up (DC, or Virginia - my final destination.) I ended up getting a ride 1/2 way back home the same day - it took a few days before flights returned to a "normal" schedule, and I finally had my bags re-routed to my original destination.
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