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On a red‑eye flight from California to Maine, a group of passengers awakens to find most of the people on board—including the pilots and flight attendants—gone mid‑flight. Only a handful of travelers remain to grapple with the sudden emptiness of the cabin and the puzzling absence of everyone else.
First publish date: May 1, 1995
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Stephen King
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