Hijack

Who are you?

Look, these people--

these people don't mean anything to me.

I don't know any of these people, but if they try something

and one of you lot let off one of those, and then this plane goes down.

- The plane's secure. - Yeah. Right now, it is, yeah.

We don't need any help.

Well, right now you don't, but what if it all goes wrong again?

- Who the fuck are you? - You went too early, didn't you?

You was gonna do this later on in the flight,

then that man came rushing into first class

and he was worried and panicking and then you gave him a green hat.

The next thing you know, it was all going off.

That wasn't part of the plan, right?

Go and get his passport.

That can't have been part of the plan.

Look, if it's all going wrong in the first hour,

imagine what could happen in the next six.

Okay.

He's coming down your side, Eddie.

Hey, oi. What you doing?

Shut up.

- "Sam Nelson." - Yeah.

You think we're stupid...

Sam Nelson?

No, I don't. I don't think you're stupid. I think you're very smart.

But...

Look, I think you get what I'm saying.

Take him back to his seat.

Open it.

You wanna see them again, open it.

Is that it?

This is it. I go, and you follow. Yeah?

No!

Grab him, Eddie! Strangle him!

Down!

The gun! Kick the gun!

Sit down. Sit the fuck down.

Face forward!

Don't fucking move!

The gun! Where's the gun?

Like I said, I just wanna get home.

I'm gonna say it, yeah?

Seven a.m. is way too early

to call someone you haven't seen in about, what, five years?

I know. I'm sorry. I need one favor.

I'm heading into my car in about 30 seconds...

And listen, there might not be anything in this, but--

...which is my way of saying, "Make it quick."

Thanks.

My girlfriend's ex is on a plane to London from Dubai.

He messaged her straight after takeoff saying there was an incident on board.

She messaged him back straightaway, can't get through.

What are you asking me?

Well, to check if it's okay.

Look, there must be someone you work with who can--

Yeah. It's not a counterterrorism issue, Daniel.

Well, it might be.

And if it's not, I-- You know, maybe there's someone who--

You know, who knows someone who--

Please, Zahra. I told her I'd try.

All right. An issue on board?

An incident.

Then he told her how much he loves her. How he'll always love her.

Right. And this is definitely her ex we're talking about?

It's the way he said it. He wouldn't have said it unless it--

He'd never have said it like that unless it was serious.

Okay, what's the flight number?

Thanks. Genuinely.

Especially after everything you and I-- You know.

Yeah, the flight number, Daniel.

KA29. Kilo Alpha Two Nine. Took off about an hour ago.

All right, got it.

Why are you doing this? What do you guys want?

Shut up.

Ties.

Ice.

Sorry?

You got any ice on the plane?

Yeah.

Whose idea was it to start all that shit?

Mine. It was mine.

Not a good one, mate.

It's not for me.

The guy that's in charge, what's his name?

Stop chatting, mate.

Sit down.

No one's interested in your bullshit.

Don't make me come up there, mister.

All right, I'm starting to get angry now. Come on.

I'm coming.

We're even later than yesterday. And that was a record in itself.

Wait. Velcro.

- They're for P.E. - Velcro.

- Bobs. - Alice?

Yeah, hi. Yeah, I'm five minutes late.

- So not ten like yesterday? - No, five.

Okay, and how long is five minutes these days?

Simon, if I say "five", I mean five. I'm not gonna lie to you.

Okay, well, I'll just tell the plane to keep circling

till you're ready to come to work, shall I?

Look, Bobby had his appendix out yesterday,

which means he's off school today,

which means I need to find alternative childcare.

And that's further away than his school.

All of which means, Simon, I'm going to be ten minutes late.

- Fifteen minutes tops. - Yeah?

All right, now.

Tune.

"This is your cabin crew speaking.

We ask that you remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened.

Do only as instructed by those now in charge of this aircraft.

The events of the past few minutes will not be tolerated.

Any further resistance will result in a fatality.

Take this as your final warning."

Right, give me that.

Now fuck off down the front.

Hey. Get something for this.

Checking for you now.

Yeah. One second.

Kingdom 2-9, what are the timings on that?

Not due till 13:06.

It's still a way out I'm afraid.

Five hours till it hits our airspace.

Can you contact the plane direct?

Well, I can, but anyone can if the Wi-Fi's on.

For some reason, the Wi-Fi's down.

Or we could try ATC at--

- Where did you say? Dubai? - Yeah.

Doesn't really fall under our remit, but there you go.

Bear with me.

Siobhan, can you get me a number for Dubai ATC?

Control, this is BA9850 requesting clearance for take off.

Eight. You've got an eight to go on a nine.

Take a second look.

I'm going home.

Happy birthday!

BA9850, you're clear to take off.

Correct. Talked to the aircraft.

Now everything is fine. False alarm.

Was that about the Kingdom flight?

Yes. British calling.

What'd you say?

I say everything is okay. Just false alarm.

No. Not here, my friend.

The boy who cried wolf?

Hey. You spoke to the pilot. He said it was nothing.

What if he's wrong?

How could he be wrong?

What if he's lying?

Why would he lie?

Maybe someone was making him lie.

Maybe he was threatened.

But his voice.

He was not frightened. He sounded very calm and relaxed.

That's how they sound.

- Pilots? - British people. Zero emotion.

Tells us nothing.

You need to get him out of there.

Look, you've got everyone where you want them except for him.

He doesn't have to be in there anyway.

Everyone knows that pilots just do the takeoffs and the landings.

The rest is on autopilot.

So?

So he could be taking us anywhere.

What have you got for me, Heidi?

Flight Path Control spoke with Dubai.

They'd already contacted the pilot. It's confirmed as a false alarm.

Shit.

Isn't that good?

Sorry, I didn't mean that.

You're just having a bad morning.

I'm having the world's worst journey, that's what I'm having.

Right. I want it on autopilot.

It is.

Show me.

Yeah, show me, though. Explain it.

Okay. Well, if I press autopilot there,

I get a message on my flight screen here that shows you there,

if you look, the autopilot, AP1, is engaged.

And the program destinations are here.

That's Heathrow, EGLL, at a bearing of 320 degrees.

How do I know that?

About the degrees?

That it's London.

Well, it's there. EGLL, that's the code.

Europe, Great Britain, London.

So you don't have to touch anything now?

No. Not until an hour before Heathrow.

Peace be upon you.

And also upon you.

- You're in charge here, yes? - Yes.

I work in ATC.

We think there might be a problem with one of the aircraft

that took off this morning.

Planes are not my department.

I get that. I realize that.

The cameras.

Can I see the footage?

Can I ask to see the footage?