- José Ferrer appears in the footage added to the film when it was shown on ABC-TV. He does not appear in the theatrical release.
- In deleted scenes shown in the television version, Brian Morrison appears again for the third time as Joseph Patroni, Jr, having previously been seen as Joe Jr. in deleted scenes in the television version of Airport '77, as well as being seen on-screen as Joe Jr. in the theatrical version of Airport 1975. Jessica Walter is also seen in a deleted flashback scene as Helen Patroni.
- Robert Wagner's character Dr. Kevin Harrison is seen committing suicide in front of reporters after "The Concord" and it's passengers which includes his journalist wife Maggie Whelan played by actress Susan Blakely was rescued. Maggie Whelan had initially threatened to expose her husbands dirty dealings with the Russians. This added scene was one of few scenes that was shown in the 1982 ABC-TV version. This scene is striking different than what was seen in the original film. Wagner character commits suicide while alone in his private watching the news story of the plane and it's passengers surviving the crash.
- SPOILER: There are two versions of the scene where Kevin Harrison committs suicide. The first, which is the theatrical version, has Harrison, on his private plane, after seeing that Maggie is still alive after the Concorde crashes in the mountains, shooting himself. The alternate scene, which airs on the network television version, which airs a further nineteen minutes of footage discarded from the theatrical version, has him shooting himself in a crowd of reporters while being asked about the Concorde incident.
- When this film was re-edited for showing on the ABC network in 1982, nearly 20 minutes of additional footage was added, most of it specially shot more than two years after the original film completed production.
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By what name was The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) officially released in India in English?
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