 This film wrapped filming in 2001, and was originally scheduled for  a Christmas 2001 release, then after initial tests, an April 2002  release. However, after the terrorist attacks on the USA of 11  September 2001, the studio felt it was not appropriate to release a  comedy which made light of airline flight crews. After another year  in the can, and another round of edits which cut out cameo  appearances by Robert Stack (qv) and Regis Philbin (qv), the  film was finally released in summer 2003. It promptly flopped and  disappeared.