A man detonates a bomb on board a plane, causing an explosion. A flight attendant is thrown to the floor. Her head is bleeding and we are told that she has splinters in her eye.

One man starts to panic. A priest, while crossing himself, backhands him.

A large number of the characters smoke and alcohol is consumed.

Drugs, recreational: None

Bakersfeld is smoking a cigarette in one scene where he's waiting for the Chairman of the Airport Board of commissioners to show up. He puts out the cigarette when the commissioner shows up.

Patroni is an avid cigar smoker, deciding to take a big risk because he's out of cigars and was promised a box by Bakersfeld if he could free a stuck plane.

Gwen has a cupboard full of small bottles of booze she and other stewardesses took from various flights.

Guerro, Mrs. Quansett and the man to her right all order drinks from the stewardess and are seen drinking them. The man asks her if she wants another, she is slightly surprised, says she shouldn't, then agrees to have another drink.

The depiction of a bombing attack on a flight might unsettle some viewers.