space.
- Sir, you can't go on board this flight.
You see if there is a place for me.
They told me there is a place!
- Move aside, please.
- No! You move aside!
They told me I got a ticket!
Send security - immediately!
Calm down. Show me your ticket.
Here. Here. Go see.
What shall we do?
We do what we have to.
(shouts in Arabic)
- Where's my back brace?
- Robert has your back brace, Ma.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
This is your captain speaking.
My name is Roger Campbell.
On behalf of American Travelways,
welcome to a continuation of Flight 282...
... to Rome, then onward to New York.
Our flight time to Rome
will be 55 minutes.
- Don't be scared to take off.
- Honey, could you pull this for me?
- Yes.
- Don't kill me, just pull.
Take a deep breath, I won't kill you.
- Stop it.
- I'm kidding.
Are you all right, sister?
- Could I have a glass of water, please?
- Sure.
She's afraid of flying.
Sister wants to get to Heaven.
She just doesn't want to fly to get there.
I'll get you some.
Excuse me.
You're from Chicago, no?
Yes! Yes, we are. How did you know?
I am from Chicago myself. I must have
seen you somewhere in Chicago.
- You don't sound like Chicago.
- I've only been in Chicago four years.
- You're Polish?
- Russian.
Do you know the Orthodox Church
by Lincoln Park? Father Duchinsky.
I go to hear his sermon every Sunday.
- Are you going back home?
- My first vacation since Russia.
- Enjoyed yourself?
- I feel like I am reborn.
America has been good to us.
God be praised.
(whispers) Oh, shit!
- (whispers) Dad, look!
- Let me sleep.
This is a hijack! Heads down!
- Heads down!
- (gasps and screams)
Everybody down! This is a hand grenade!
We will blow the plane!
What are you doing?!
- Get your heads down!
- What are you doing?!
(screams)
- (accomplice) Get down, everybody!
- Put your heads down!
This is a hijack! This is a hand grenade!
We will blow the plane
if you do not do exactly as we say!
Put your hands on your head!
Oh, my God!
No!
Robert, are you all right?!
We are prepared to die!
Do not provoke me!
Hitler! You want to die,
die someplace else!
Shush, shush.
Mister... Mister... Don't. Don't.
Don't. Don't.
- Cockpit. Come!
- We will cooperate.
- Open...
- Calm down. We'll cooperate, man.
We'll do anything you want.
Open the cockpit. Open the cockpit!
Open this door!
Jim! It's me.
Open!
- Open, Jim!
- (Jim) Is everything OK?
Everything is all right! Open, please!
Open this door or I will blow the plane!
JIM, YOU HAVE TO OPEN!
Pick it up.
Move.
Sit down. Sit down!
I am taking over this airplane.
You will cooperate.
We'll take you anywhere
you wanna go, buddy.
Now why don't you put that pin
back into that hand grenade?
Put it.
Easy, Jim.
(hijacker) I am prepared to die.
I am Abdul Rafai. I am a commander
in the New World Revolution.
You will take orders from me,
and from no one but me...
...or I will blow this airplane.
- Do you hear me?
- Loud and clear.
Now, you fly to Beirut.
- Where?
- Beirut! Fly to Beirut!
Beirut.
Roger.
- Take your hand away.
- That's normal procedure.
Damn it, it's a hijack!
Call the American Embassy.
- Dave, contact Athens departure control.
- No!
You will fly by map.
I know flying. You will fly by map.
I don't think
we have enough fuel, Captain.
Then you will fly
until your fuel runs out, Captain.
That is all.
American Embassy? This is
Athens airport tower. It' urgent.
This is the American Embassy in Athens.
Get me the State Department
operations centre. This is an emergency.
I'm reporting a hijack.
It occurred five minutes ago...
... aboard American Travelways
Flight 282...
WASHINGTON D.C.,
FRIDAY, JULY 19TH - 2:10AM
We have no more information
at present as to the status...
THE