Arthur Haley's first novel is a kind of visiting card of the writer. The book that became the basis of an action-packed movie....The flight is a disaster. A flight that may be the last for passengers. Both pilots lost consciousness as a result of poisoning.One of the passengers, John Spencer, who last sat at the helm many years ago, is forced to take control of the aircraft.The lives of dozens of people are hanging by a thread - and it all depends on whether Spencer is able to land a car at Vancouver airport. And the ubiquitous press is already flocking to the landing site...