This film is parodied in Die unglaubliche Reise in einem verrückten Flugzeug (1980), so much so, that the producers of that comedy bought the rights to this movie and used some of the dialogue word for word. See more

Goofs

As the airliner is settling onto the runway we see the landing gear and sparks and flames coming from the landing gear. But the wheels are never seen moving. The sparking makes it look like the tires are flat and the strut is dragging. Also the tires are very narrow for a four engine aircraft. See more