How many hijackers were on flight 93?

There were forty-four people on board: 2 pilots, 5 flight attendants, 33 passengers and 4 hijackers. There were 6 passengers and 4 hijackers in first class, and 27 passengers in coach. The thirty-seven passengers (including the four terrorists) represented a load factor of 20% of the plane's capacity of 182.



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