Ahmed al-Ghamdi Timeline: Official
Timeline
Fall of 1999: Early contact
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21st August 2000: New passport
- In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Ahmed al-Ghamdi is issued Saudi passport #C317968. (Source)
3rd September 2000: Visa application
- al-Ghamdi makes a non-immigrant visa application for a US visa using Saudi Arabia passport #C317968. This shows his as being born in Saudi Arabia on 2nd July 1979. (Source)
November 2000: Flying to Beirut
8th April 2001: Leaves UAE
11th April 2001: Returns to UAE
2nd May 2001: Arriving in Washington
- Majed Moqed and Ahmed al-Ghamdi flew from Dubai, to Washington, D.C, through London, on Emirates Airline Flight 1 and United Airlines Flight 925. (Source)
- Customs and INS records show Majed Moqed and Ahmed al-Ghamdi arriving in the US. (Source)
8th May 2001: Living together
16th May - 17th May 2001: Jade East Hotel
21st May - 31st August 2001: Hani Hanjour
- Hani Hanjour and Ahmed al-Ghamdi rented a 3rd floor apartment at 486 Union Ave, Paterson, New Jersey.
9th July 2001: Opening a bank account
- Ahmed al-Ghamdi opens Dime Savings Bank account #6540003578, obtaining VISA card #4343030519140805. Nawaf al-Hazmi opens account #6540003560, with VISA card #4343030519140680, and Majed Moqed opens account #6540000481, with VISA card #4343030519140813, all on the same day. (Source) Another document says this happened on 7th July. They each listed their address as 96 Linwood Plaza, Fort Lee, New Jersey, which was the address of Mailboxes, Etc, where al-Hazmi and Hani Hanjour opened a mailbox account on June 26, 2001. They also each listed 973-652-2555 as their telephone number, which was the number for a cellular telephone subscribed to by Hanjour on June 27, 2001. (Source)
1st August 2001: ID cards
2nd August 2001: ID ards
9th August 2001: Flying to Miami
- al-Ghamdi travels with Abdulaziz al-Omari on AirTran Airways Flight 573 from Newark to Atlanta, then AirTran Airways Flight 2503 from Atlanta to Miami. (Source)
29th August 2001: Reservations for United Airlines Flight 175
- Hamza al-Ghamdi made reservations for himself and Ahmed al-Ghamdi on united.com for United Airlines Flight 175. Both tickets were purchased with VISA #4011806070815591. (Source)
4th September 2001: Buys tickets for travel to Boston
- Hamza al-Ghamdi purchased one-way tickets at Liberty Travel in cash ($192) on AirTran flt 188/284 from Ft. Lauderdale to Boston on 9/7/01 for himself and Ahmed al-Ghamdi. (Source)
5th September 2001: Hamza al-Ghamdi deposit
- Hamza al-Ghamdi deposited a cheque from the account of Ahmed al-Ghamdi to his SunTrust account. (Source)
7th September 2001: Flying to Boston
- At 12:05 Hamza and Ahmed al-Ghamdi departed Ft Lauderdale for Boston via Atlanta via AirTran Flights #188 and 284, arriving at 18:00. (Source)
- At 19:38 Hamza al-Ghamdi checked in to room 536 at the Charles Hotel, Cambridge, MA, and paid a cash deposit. (Source) He was accompanied by Ahmed al-Ghamdi. (Source)
8th September 2001: Room 241, Days Hotel
- At 9:26 Hamza al-Ghamdi's debit card was used attempt to withdraw $60 from an ATM at the Charles Hotel. The transaction was denied. (Source)
- Hamza al-Ghamdi checked out of the Charles Hotel at 12:53 and was refunded $71.32. (Source)
- At 14:03 Hamza al-Ghamdi checked in to room 241, Days Hotel, Boston, MA, paying $200 in cash. (Source) He was again accompanied by Ahmed al-Ghamdi. (Source)
9th September 2001: Room 241, Days Hotel
- Hamza al-Ghamdi rented room 241 at the Days Hotel. (Source)
10th September 2001: Room 241, Days Hotel
- Hamza al-Ghamdi rented room 241 at the Days Hotel. (Source)
11th September 2001: Boarding United Airlines Flight 175
- An individual in room 241 at the Days Hotel called the front desk to request a taxi to Logan Intl Airport. Hamza al-Ghamdi then checked out at 5:52, taking a taxi to the airport at 6:25. They reached the UAL terminal at 6:45. (Source)
- Hamza and Ahmed al-Ghamdi checked in for UAL Flight 175 at Logan Intl Airport. (Source)