Ernest Krakenkrick and Bachir Bouzouk are on the verge of becoming pilots in the French military. However, due to the adverse results of a centrifuge test, they must abandon their aspirations. Instead, they are assigned roles as baggage handlers at Orly-West Airport in Paris. One evening, a hostage situation unfolds at the airport when a terrorist group known as the “Moustachious” seizes the control tower.