 Inside the aircraft, Captain Pink Roberti (Peter van Eyck) and his copilot Richard Marschall (Horst Frank) are both in love with the stewardess Carla (Sonja Ziemann).In a hijacking attempt of the airliner to Caracas, Roberti is shot and van Houten manages to disarm the attackers but the aircraft landing gear is damaged.Ultimately, with the copilot unable to successfully master the approach to Bermuda, van Houten, a former pilot, takes charge.