Executive Decision (1996) The story follows a high-stakes counterterrorism mission after a group of terrorists hijack Oceanic Airlines Flight 343, a transatlantic flight from Athens to Washington, D.C. The terrorists, led by Nagi Hassan, demand the release of their imprisoned leader and threaten to detonate a nerve gas bomb onboard if their demands aren’t met. The U.S. government scrambles to respond, enlisting the help of intelligence analyst Dr. David Grant (played by Kurt Russell), who specia