Captain Dan Williams is piloting a chartered 757 airliner from the United States to Le Bourget airport near Paris, France. The passengers are a Saudi Princess and her entourage of 20 returning from a North American holiday junket.

After two days in Paris, Dan is contacted by the trusted assistant to the Princess. The Princess fears for her life if she returns to Saudi Arabia. Her romantic involvement with a wealthy foreign benefactor outside of Saudi Arabia has been discovered and the Royal Family is incensed. Now the Princess wants to go to a sanctuary country – but where?