Ultimate Airport Dubai
Season 1
2013 • 10 Episodes
Episodes
1. Billion Dollar Concourse
September 5, 2013
The new concourse is trialed to test if it's on schedule to receive 15 million passengers and 33 of the mighty 389-million-dollar Airbus A380s.
2. The Hard Shift
September 12, 2013
The 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.
3. Lost Cargo
September 19, 2013
The pressure is on as engines, cargo and construction materials all go missing - pushing an airport already near-capacity to breaking point.
4. Customs Crystal
September 26, 2013
Customs find crystal meth in the luggage of a passenger from Ghana and a pigeon delays an Emirates flight at Manchester.
5. Domino Effect
October 3, 2013
The Airport Services Manager deals with passengers getting connections to Australia. They must depart on time, or the flights cannot land.
6. Stranded
October 10, 2013
Duty 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.
7. Holiday on Delay
October 17, 2013
David Robson must greet some temperamental VIP passengers and Dispatcher Nizel has a problem when a brand-new A380 goes missing.
8. Missing Passenger
October 24, 2013
Passenger Operations has to cope with a group of stranded tourists, and a missing passenger puts a curfew-critical flight to Sydney in jeopardy.
9. Ring the Alarm
October 31, 2013
Although Dubai International tries to prepare for every scenario, more than one million passengers each week inevitably bring unusual challenges.
10. Dangerous Debris
November 7, 2013
Missing passengers threaten to seriously delay a flight to Perth. Meanwhile, there are headaches for engineers when a $208million jet refuses to start