Sky Hijack

A passenger brandishes a pistol on a crowded jet, demanding control of the flight path as the pilot watches from the cockpit, unsure if this is a joke or a full-blown takeover

An airport security guard fires a warning shot into the air to stop a jet from landing, as tensions rise between the flight crew and the ground control team

A pilot and a passenger, both armed, stare each other down in the cockpit, as if a gunfight is about to break out over who decides the fate of the airborne aircraft

A group of travelers trapped in an airport terminal hear a gunshot and rush to the window, only to see a hijacked jet taxiing on the runway with soldiers boarding

A family vacation was nearly derailed when a relative brought a firearm on board a domestic jet, setting off alarms and turning their airline experience into a mini crisis