Bass was piloting a Boeing 777 en route from Charles de Gaulle Airport to &lt;a href="Dallas/Fort%20Worth%20International%20Airport"&gt;Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport&lt;/a&gt; when the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, occurred. Due to the closure of American airspace, Bass’s flight was ordered to land at Gander International Airport in Gander, Newfoundland, as part of the Canadian government's Operation Yellow Ribbon. Her experience in Gander during the days following the attacks was one of several people's stories featured in the Tony Award-winning Canadian musical "Come from Away". While the Beverley Bass character in the musical is partly a composite character combining experiences of other pilots in Gander at the time, the number "Me and the Sky" is entirely drawn from the real Bass's life story. Bass has developed a close friendship with Jenn Colella, the actress who portrays her in the Broadway company of "Come from Away", and frequently travels to see the show.