Rane promises to release half the hostages in return for fuel and takeoff clearance. On the tarmac, Cutter is quickly apprehended by local sheriff's deputies.Meanwhile, Rane has made contact with the local sheriff, Chief Biggs (Ernie Lively). After a brief fight with one of Rane's men down there, Cutter initiates a fuel dump which forces the Tri Star Lockheed L-1011 to land at a small Louisiana airfield.Cutter manages to escape from the plane, but Marti is captured by another of Rane's men. During the confrontation, Cutter and Marti manage to escape, taking the elevator to the plane's lower deck. However, Rane responds by executing one of the passengers with a Berreta M9 pistol, making Cutter feel responsible for the man's death. ![]() Cutter, in the lavatory during the takeover, emerges and overpowers one of Rane's men. Several other henchmen concurrently spring into action, stealing weapons from the dead officers and taking the plane's passengers hostage. When Marti performs a head count after boarding is complete, Cutter happens to be passenger number 57.Mid-flight, Rane is freed when Sabrina Ritchie (Elizabeth Hurley), disguised as a flight attendant, shoots both FBI officers dead. Several of Rane's people are aboard the plane, disguised as cabin crew and passengers. Also on board is Rane, in FBI custody, headed to Los Angeles to stand trial for his terrorist activities in the past. By coincidence, one of the flight attendants on this flight happens to be Marti. Cutter is at first reluctant, but Delvecchio and the airline's president (Bruce Greenwood) manage to win him over during lunch.Cutter boards Atlantic International Flight 163 to Los Angeles. When Marti disobeys his instructions, the pair have a brief confrontation.After class, Cutter sees an old friend, Sly Delvecchio (Tom Sizemore), who is there with a job offer: vice-president for the anti-terrorism unit at Atlantic International Airlines, a major carrier. During this particular session, his student is Marti Slayton (Alex Datcher), a flight attendant. After a harrowing chase through the city streets, Rane is finally apprehended.Haunted by the shooting death of his wife in a robbery, former police officer John Cutter (Wesley Snipes) has taken a job training flight attendants and security personnel in how to deal with dangerous situations including terrorists. ![]() Rane becomes suspicious and makes his escape, killing the surgeon in the process. It becomes apparent that the plastic surgeon and his staff are in on the plan. Outside, federal agents and SWAT teams close in to arrest him. International terrorist Charles Rane (Bruce Payne) is about to undergo plastic surgery to change his appearance in order to evade the law.
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