位于挪威西部的Åknes与Hegguraksla山脉虽然景色怡人，但是山体的不稳定也留下了巨大的安全隐患。一旦山体滑坡，就会造成巨大的海啸。人们早已在为此担心，直到有一天它终于发生了。山体滑坡造成了高达85米的巨型海啸，即将让挪威从地图上消失。一名地质学家预知了这一切，必须开始一场和时间的赛跑。
"Miss, what's that?" the kid asked the stewardess, pointing to a small crack that he noticed in celing above him. At that point, the crack widens and the entire roof of the airplane is ripped off. Based on a true story. On April 28, 1988, Aloha Airlines flight 243, halfway between Big Island and Maui, suddenly lost an 18-foot section of its front fuselage, due to metal fatigue. At 24,000 feet of altitude, the sudden decompression leaves room for panic in the cabin. But in the flight deck, Captain Schornstheimer and First Officer Tompkins are faced with the difficult task of safely landing the crippled, barely-controllable airliner, as the title says.
