In the winter of 1971, Sokcho Airport passenger plane pilots Tae-in and Gyu-sik take a flight to Gimpo. Following the guidance of flight attendant Ok-sun, the passengers on board are busy for a while, but not long after takeoff, an improvised bomb explodes, turning the plane into chaos.
Yong-dae, who is trying to hijack the entire plane, takes control of the cockpit and threatens to turn the plane to the north. Due to the impact of the explosion, Gyu-sik loses his eyesight in one side and Tae-in finds himself in a desperate situation on the chaotic plane. They begin a desperate struggle to land the plane safely. Everyone risked their lives on this flight.
Ha Jung-woo as Tae-in, the first officer of a civilian airliner. The motif is Park Wan-gyu, who was the first officer at the time of the actual incident.[5]
Yeo Jin-goo as Yong-dae, a civilian airliner hijacker. The motif is Kim Sang-tae, the terrorist who caused the actual incident.[6]
Sung Dong-il as Gyu-sik, captain of a civilian airliner. The motif is Lee Kang-heun, the captain at the time of the actual incident.[5]
Chae Soo-bin as Lee Ok-soon, a flight attendant on a civilian airliner.[5]
^Park Sang- hoo (May 10, 2024). "하정우·여진구·성동일 '하이재킹' 6월 21일 개봉 확정" [Ha Jung-woo, Yeo Jin-goo, Sung Dong-il's 'Hijacking' confirmed to be released on June 21st] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved June 19, 2024 – via Naver.
^Jang Ju-yeon (June 17, 2024). "하정우·여진구 '하이재킹', 미국 등 10개국 개봉 확정" [Ha Jung-woo and Yeo Jin-goo's 'Hijacking' confirmed for release in 10 countries, including the US] (in Korean). Daily Sports. Retrieved June 19, 2024 – via Naver.
^ abcJeon Hyung-hwa (August 17, 2022). "[단독]하정우·성동일·채수빈, 비행기 납치극 '하이재킹' 호흡" [[Exclusive] Ha Jung-woo, Sung Dong-il, and Chae Su-bin, breathing in the plane hijacking drama 'Hijacking] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Naver.
^Jo Yeon-kyung (October 5, 2022). "[단독] 여진구 '하이재킹' 합류, 하정우 또 만난다" [[Exclusive] Yeo Jin-goo joins 'Hijacking', meets Ha Jung-woo again] (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Naver.