You know I kind of get it. And it would not bother me because I lived through that terrible time. The silence in DC cannot be forgotten. However recreating this might be more welcome over The Flight 93 Memorial. It is a spiritual place and I hope you visit.
This proves we live in a snowflake generation.
Servicemembers who got shot KIA still gets a 3 volley salute.
Snowflakes not consider that reminisce of being KIA?
Or pilots that never came home receives a missing man formation fly over.
Snowflakes not consider that reminisce of a plane literally missing in combat?
All UA needed to do was having the planes discharge red white and blue smoke trails and it's OK like memorial day or stadium fly over?
Even Airlink who got proper approval still attracted snowflakes.
Good for UA for being the bigger person here. I hope this is creates a deescalation culture at UA. I've had enough of crew and gate agents on a power trip.