Ultimate Airport Dubai

Series 1

TV-PG
An in-depth documentary into Dubai's International Airport and the problems that workers and the airport faces on a daily basis.
Where to Watch Series 1
10 Episodes
  • Billion Dollar Concourse
    E1
    Episode 1Billion Dollar ConcourseAn aircraft diverts to Dubai due to injuries caused in turbulence. Engineers change a tail fin on an Emirates aircraft. Late passengers delay an aircraft to Sydney. Airside ground crew undergo training, baby elephants are sent as cargo and a new concourse opening test fails. All in a days work at Dubai International Airport.
  • The Hard Shift
    E2
    Episode 2The Hard ShiftThe construction team behind the new concourse feel the heat as more than 200 volunteers test whether it's ready to be used by the public.
  • Lost Cargo
    E3
    Episode 3Lost CargoAt Dubai International, the pressure is always on. Thousands of staff members must work round the clock to keep the airport running efficiently. Passengers, engines, cargo and construction materials all go missing - pushing an airport already under stress, to breaking point.
  • Customs Crystal
    E4
    Episode 4Customs CrystalCustoms find crystal meth in the luggage of a passenger from Ghana and a pigeon delays an Emirates flight at Manchester.
  • Domino Effect
    E5
    Episode 5Domino EffectA punctured tire closes one of the runways and causes delays to both incoming and departing flights. The airport are renaming all the gates and need to change hundreds of signs while the airport is running as normal.
  • Stranded
    E6
    Episode 6StrandedDuty Manager Khalil has to help a family stranded in the terminal, while Controller Nargis must free a cargo of meat stuck in the desert heat.
  • Holiday on Delay
    E7
    Episode 7Holiday on DelayAmbitious expansion plans in action, while keeping the Airport on track leads to testing times for the staff. Passengers bumped off a flight to their dream holiday, temperamental VIP passengers, a problem with a missing 389 million dollar A380 and the first phase of the new 3.2 billion dollar concourse due in just 18 days, all add to the strain.
  • Missing Passenger
    E8
    Episode 8Missing PassengerDubai Airport needs to open a $3.2 billion dollar extension to Terminal 3, with 20 new departure gates. meanwhile, Passenger Operations is coping with a large group of stranded travelers. The Network Control Centre is trying to keep the Emirates fleet on schedule; and a missing passenger and his bags put their curfew critical flight to Sydney Australia in jeopardy.
  • Ring the Alarm
    E9
    Episode 9Ring the AlarmWhile airports and airlines try to prepare for every event, thousands of passengers every week will bring challenges. Add in missing cargo, fog, faulty alarms in the brand new concourse, no show passengers and the staff must cope.
  • Dangerous Debris
    E10
    Episode 10Dangerous DebrisLooking for dangerous debris on live runways between takeoffs and landings, and a headache for engineers as a 208 million dollar A330-200 jet refuses to budge when the parking brake is released, are just part of an Airport day.
Cast of Series 1
  • Tom Goodman-HillNarrator
 
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