Less than an hour after takeoff, violent turbulence exposes a detached wing fairing. An engineer inspects instruments and warns the fuel burn rate is abnormally high; he urges an emergency landing at nearby Watford. Captain Hart rejects the warning, insists the plane can continue, and dismisses the engineer. Crew and passengers clash as readings show more than half the fuel gone while Tinhen is still an hour and a half away. Hart orders the engineer out of the cockpit - "Get out!" - leaving the crew split and the fuel crisis unresolved as the flight continues.