Both American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 originated from Boston’s Logan Airport on the morning of 9/11/01, but even if that had not been the case, the anniversary of 9/11 seems like a bad time to stage fire drills. Logan Airport officials understand that … now:
Massport apologizes for conducting the fire training exercise and understands that it may have offended many of… http://t.co/guEPVxqXRZ
— Boston Logan Airport (@BostonLogan) September 11, 2013
Anybody at the airport who wasn’t aware drills were being conducted might have been stunned:
MIND BOGGLING: Officials at Boston's Logan Int Airport are apologizing for holding a fire drill today, complete with smoke and flames.
— Tom Rotunno (@TomRotunno) September 11, 2013
Boston's Logan Airport issues apology for holding fire drill on 12th anniversary of 9/11 http://t.co/n4dtmg6I61 pic.twitter.com/ctUpHWg8MR
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) September 11, 2013
The general consensus among many tweeters was that it was a bad idea:
https://twitter.com/chzbizman/status/377816333209309184
@NewsBreaker What dumb clucker scheduled this fire drill on September 11?? Fire their ass.
— onelonetraveler (@onelonetraveler) September 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/lesliecarbone/status/377917220631752704
https://twitter.com/GregJohnson23/status/377902219708104704
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Massport conducted a fire drill with smoke and flames at Logan airport TODAY? SMH. The hacks that run that agency are completely clueless.
— janice (@chestnuthell) September 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/DanielleWAAF/status/377913666839904256
A request was made:
Fire anyone and everyone who decided a live fire drill on the Logan Tarmac was a good idea today
— Robert J. Johnson (@RobJohnsonUSA) September 11, 2013
And the request was granted, Twitter-style:
Someone at Boston's Logan Int'l Airport thought it would be a good idea to have a fire drill today. Yes, on 9/11. pic.twitter.com/NWvTxriTsp
— Matthew Prichard (@mattprichard) September 11, 2013
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