Everything that happens to the 757 keeps restricting her altitude and speed so the Luftwaffe planes could reach and keep up with the 757. See more

Goofs

When Captain Strong appears in the cabin at minute 49 to explain the situation to the passengers we only see about 20 passengers (in fact we only ever that one single group of passengers throughout the film, some pertinent to the plot others not). A commercial Boeing 757, of any derivative, carries a minimum of 170 passengers. It is ridiculous to think that a commercial jet would carry under 20 passengers all huddled together in one single cabin. See more