The Last Call Before Disaster | Dallas News

Vanessa Minter, an American Airlines reservations agent, received a chilling call from Flight 11’s flight attendant Betty Ong on 9/11 — Ong, calm yet urgent, warned she was being hijacked and urged prayers. Her final words to Minter: “Pray for us.” Ong’s real-time intel helped trigger the FAA’s decision to shut down U.S. airspace. Minter, powerless to help, later penned a heartfelt letter to Ong’s family honoring her heroism. Years later, Minter reunited with Ong’s brother Harry and her 99-year-old mother at memorials and in their home, finding closure and kinship — all while remembering that every victim that day was a hero. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/da33d8d41959e25f