In a small Russian town, there is a Research Institute for magic. One of the witches, Alyona Sanina, is going to marry a guy named Ivan Puhov (not a magician). A jealous Apollon Sataneev tells her boss Kira Shemahandskaya that Sanina is going to marry not Ivan Puhov, but Ivan Kivrin, whom Shemahandskaya is going to marry herself. Enraged, Shemahandskaya, who is a powerful witch, orders Sanina to forget about her Ivan and marry Sataneev instead. And this will be final unless Alyona kisses Puhov before midnight on New Year. Alyona's friends call Puhov to the rescue.

民航某机组接受一项重要任务，他们的Ty--154飞机要载着大量药品飞往苏联专家工作的南非某国，那里发生了地震，必须立即撤出妇女、儿童和病号。这个机组接受了严重的考验。飞机在熊熊烈火的城市中降落，山洪汹涌而来，房屋倒塌，石油库爆炸，飞机跑道被震裂。机长根据灾情，强行起飞，在飞行中遇到种种障碍，机尾出现裂痕，升降架发生故障...