Following the World Trade Center attacks of September 11 , 2001 , United States airspace was abruptly closed by the FEderal Aviation Administration . Over a dozen flights with about 2,500 passengers were diverted to the Greater Moncton International Airport as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon . The Moncton Coliseum was turned into a temporary refugee camp for the stranded passengers but the citizens of the city opened their hearts and every passenger that wanted to was able to find billets in private homes . A few months later , the name of the road adjacent to the Coliseum was renamed " September 11 Ave " in memory of all that occurred
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