8:37 a.m.-8:38 a.m. September 11, 2001: Flight 11 Attendants Ong and Sweeney Report Plane Maneuvers and Other Details

On Flight 11, flight attendant Betty Ong reports that all the first class passengers have been moved back to the coach section, leaving the first class cabin empty. She also says the plane is flying erratically again. [9/11 Commission, 1/27/2004; 9/11 Commission, 8/26/2004, pp. 13 ] Another flight attendant, Amy Sweeney, reports that the plane has begun a rapid descent. [ABC News, 7/18/2002] She also says that the hijackers are Middle Easterners. [San Francisco Chronicle, 7/23/2004]