The first novel by Arthur Hailey is a kind of visiting card of the writer. The book that became the basis of the action-packed movie.…Flight-catastrophe. A flight that could be the last for passengers. Both pilots lost consciousness as a result of poisoning.The plane is forced to be controlled by one of the passengers - John Spencer, who last sat at the helm many years ago.The lives of dozens of people hang on a hair's breadth - and it all depends on whether Spencer can land the car at Vancouver airport. And the ubiquitous press is already flocking to the landing site ...