On December 24, 1999, an Indian Airlines flight was hijacked. The plane was diverted to Kandahar, which was under Taliban control. The drama takes place in the late 1990s during a routine flight from Kathmandu to New Delhi, which would eventually culminate in a seven-day hostage situation high in the air. Tensions on the plane continue to rise, while negotiators on the ground try to bring the situation to a positive conclusion.