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When you include the original flight,

we were on the plane for probably 12, 13 hours.

We were on there 15 hours.

Twenty hours.

Twenty-eight hours.

We were on the plane for over an entire day.

Twenty-eight hours

Over an entire day

There was one aisle in the middle

Everyone knew every inch of that plane

- We were allowed out of our seats… - Twenty-eight hours…

…but not off the plane.

You never think about it, but airplane doors are 20 feet in the air.

And even if you survived the jump, they probably would've shot you.

Everyone knew every inch of that plane.

You could go up to first class. You could stretch in the aisles.

Our flight was full. There were children sleeping on the floor.

It had three seats on each side.

There was only one aisle in the middle.

We had no way to get information.

This was before most people had mobile phones,

- and only a couple people got through. - …every inch of that plane

- Hello? - Mom?

- Bonjour. - Operator?

Tom?

Thank God I finally got through

I borrowed a passenger's phone. How are you?

Are the kids okay?

No, I'm fine, Tom

I'm fine

Safe and sound on the ground here in Newfoundland

We don't know much except for the BBC...

Listen, I can't talk long

Can you do something for me?

- I'm okay. - I'm fine.

- Oui. Bien. - Pick up.

Tell the kids I'm all right

Take them into the kitchen

And show them the map that we used to put pins in

For each destination that we flew together

Tell them I'm fine

Put a pin here in Gander

On our plane, someone has a mobile phone.

But then the battery dies.

There are phones in back of the seats.

But they don't work.

Half the passengers on our plane don't speak English.

Even if we knew what was happening, we don't speak their language.

On our plane, we ask the flight attendants.

But the captain says not to say too much, and that's when rumors start flying.

There was an accident.

An accident?

- The US airspace is closed. - For the first time in history.

Why won't she tell us what's happening?

A helicopter crashed in Pennsylvania.

Into a building.

- Into the White House! - The White House was bombed!

- We need to do something! - Everyone, calm down!

Oh, my God! It's World War III!

Meanwhile on our plane we didn't have a clue

We were all going insane because

There wasn't squat to do

Then the captain starts apologizing

Says, "On behalf of the airline, I'm giving each and everyone some"…

Complimentary booze

Open the airplane doors Wave at all the cars

Hello to whoever you are

Wherever we are

The ground crews supplied whatever we needed.

- Nicotine patches. - Medication.

- Pampers. - Something to drink!

So the flight attendants brought out all the mini bottles of liquor

And delivered them to everyone

Soon everyone got friendlier

I took a couple of pictures of the view there with my camera

We didn't know where we were

But we knew that we were hammered

Open the airplane doors Wave at all the locals

Surely there's something better to do than park

Wherever we are

We'd been sitting there for 14 hours when we pull out the Grey Goose.

Kevin and I were kind of hiding it, because...

'Cause we didn't wanna share it.

Anyway, this woman, this hot mess behind us, kept completely freaking out.

Yeah, I don't understand why they can't let us off.

I mean, just to stretch our legs. I mean, really?

I need to get some air.

Oh, my God. I need to get off this plane!

And my boyfriend, Kevin…

We're both named Kevin. It was cute for a while.

Anyway, Kevin was not dealing with it well.

I'm going to kill her.

Excuse me! I would like to get off the plane.

I am claustrophobic!

Excuse me. Would you like some Xanax?

Because you're freaking out, and it is freaking me out,

and we are all freaking the freak out!

Open the airplane doors Let a little air in here

- 'Cause I could use a shower or a bar - Or a bar

Open the airplane doors Look at all the planes out there

There must be a convention. It's bizarre

- Wherever we are - Twenty-eight hours

- Twenty-eight hours - Out of the windows

- Twenty-eight hours - Twenty-eight hours

Nothing but darkness

- Twenty-eight hours - Twenty-eight hours

Darkness and headlights

- Twenty-eight hours - Twenty-eight hours

Nothing to see

Hello? It's Bonnie Harris down at the Gander SPCA.

I went down with the rest of the town to look at all those planes.

Yeah. We are.

Well, I got to wondering if there weren't any animals on them.

No?

There's no animals on those planes?

Not a one?

Yeah. Okay, then. Thank you for your time.

Doug.

Doug, are there animals on those planes?

Probably?

"Probably"? Are they "probably" feeding them then?

I'm heading over.

Bonnie, there's armed guards.

The army. Police everywhere.

Well, then they'll have to shoot me.

Bonnie? Bonnie!

Garth. Look.

Claude. Look.

Look at it from my perspective.

Will you look at it from my perspective?

We've been coming to the table!

We've been coming to the table too.

We got the college, the churches, and we got the hotels for the crews.

But we need your school buses!

We got no effing way to get them there.

Well, why don't you take 'em in your car?

Yeah, I can fit four in my Corolla.

That's a great start.

That's a great start.

Great. Think about it.

Great. No, you.

You think about it.

You think about it!

Jesus!

2:10 p.m. School bus drivers thinking about leaving the picket lines.

What's the point of an emergency if no one treats it like an effing emergency?

And you can quote me on that.

The flight attendants keep telling us nothing's wrong.

But I got kids, and I got grandkids. I know when someone's hiding something.

And when parents need their kids to stop asking questions,

they start playing movies.

We ran through every movie we had.

Legally Blonde, Dr. Dolittle 2…

and Titanic.

Near, far, wherever you...

Nothing to do Nothing to see

Thank God we stopped at the duty-free

Wherever we are

Do you mind if I sit here?

I need to get some work done, and there's some drunk people at the back of the plane

singing at the top of their lungs.

No, of course.

I'm Diane.

Nick.

How are you doing?

I'm worried about someone.

He was flying today.

I just wish there was some way to tell him where I am.

Newfoundland.

No, you know that. You just can't tell him. Right.

I'm hoping you're one of those people

who laughs when English people say awkward things.

I just wish we knew what was happening.

What's happening?

What's happening?

Somewhere in between

- Your life - And your work

When the world may be falling apart

And you think

- I'm alone - I'm alone

And I'm so damn helpless

There's nothing left to do but drink

We open the airplane doors Flash all the cars

I've never done that before

Twenty-eight hours gone

Over an entire day

Running out of things to say

And wondering if there's someone going to clue us in

Tell us all what's happening

Because the sun is setting and we're sitting in the dark

Wherever we are

Later that night, I'm up in the cockpit with some of the other passengers

when the pilot puts the radio on over the intercom,

and the whole plane goes silent when the president gives his speech.

I ask the American people to join me in saying a thanks

for all the folks who have been fighting hard to rescue our fellow citizens,

and to join me in saying a prayer for the victims and their families.

The resolve of our great nation is being tested.

But make no mistake:

We will show the world that we will pass this test.

God bless.

You got through to the airline

Tom, I'm okay

Tell me what's happening out there

How bad is it? Tell me everything

Tom, who was in the air?

No, no, I wouldn't have known them

No, no one on that airline

Charles? Are you sure?

No, I'm fine, Tom I'm fine

We can see 'em from the plane,

this long line of headlights coming through the darkness.

Claude, can I have a word?

I don't have time to go in circles with you anymore.

I got the army delivering a thousand less cots...

Look, the union just voted. You got your buses.

Our complaint's with our employer.

Not with the people on those planes.

Thank you.

But we're back on the line the minute this is over.