Template:5:33 a.m.-5:40 a.m. September 11, 2001: Hijackers Drive to Airport

5:33 a.m.-5:40 a.m. September 11, 2001: Hijackers Drive to Airport
Having spent the previous night at the Comfort Inn in Portland, Maine, hijackers Mohamed Atta and Abdulaziz Alomari check out at 5:33 a.m. and drive their rented Nissan to the nearby Portland International Jetport, entering its parking lot at 5:40 a.m. The FBI will later seize their car there. Their flight is due to take off for Boston at 6:00 a.m. . The Boston Globe points out, “Any significant delay would foil [Atta’s] big plans for the day.” The 9/11 Commission later concludes: “The Portland detour almost prevented Atta and Omari from making Flight 11 out of Boston.”