"Fly ... and run out of fuel ! Land ... and my bomb explodes !"
A bomb on board an airliner has an altitude-sensitive trigger. Unless a ransom is paid, it will explode when the plane descends to land.
Special Agent Frank Thompson

The Man

Jean

George Ducette

Capt. Anderson

Chipps, Flight Engineer

Army Corporal

Feldman

Bartender

Willoughby
Elizabeth Thompson

Balaban, FBI Agent

Chief Pilot Bob Shea

Mr. Rierdon

L.A. Dispatcher

Dan Seaton

Virginia
Elderly Woman

SpeedyJet Messenger

Reilly, Co-Pilot

Bomb Disposal Man

Charlie

Witness at Accident
Major

SpeedyJet Dispatcher
Air Traffic Controller

Police Officer

Agent Foster