Ultimate Airport Dubai

An in-depth documentary into Dubais International Airport and the problems that workers and the airport faces on a daily basis.

2013 HD 45min TV-PG United Kingdom English

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S1E1 - Billion Dollar Concourse 2013-09-05

The new concourse is trialed to test if its on schedule to receive 15 million passengers and 33 of the mighty 389-million-dollar Airbus A380s.

S1E2 - The Hard Shift 2013-09-12

The construction team behind the new concourse feel the heat as more than 200 volunteers test whether its ready to be used by the public.

S1E3 - Lost Cargo 2013-09-19

The pressure is on as engines, cargo and construction materials all go missing - pushing an airport already near-capacity to breaking point.

S1E4 - Customs Crystal 2013-09-26

Customs find crystal meth in the luggage of a passenger from Ghana and a pigeon delays an Emirates flight at Manchester.

S1E5 - Domino Effect 2013-10-03

The Airport Services Manager deals with passengers getting connections to Australia. They must depart on time, or the flights cannot land.

S1E6 - Stranded 2013-10-10

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.

S1E7 - Holiday on Delay 2013-10-17

David Robson must greet some temperamental VIP passengers and Dispatcher Nizel has a problem when a brand-new A380 goes missing.

S1E8 - Missing Passenger 2013-10-24

Passenger Operations has to cope with a group of stranded tourists, and a missing passenger puts a curfew-critical flight to Sydney in jeopardy.

S1E9 - Ring the Alarm 2013-10-31

Although Dubai International tries to prepare for every scenario, more than one million passengers each week inevitably bring unusual challenges.

S1E10 - Dangerous Debris 2013-11-07

Missing passengers threaten to seriously delay a flight to Perth. Meanwhile, there are headaches for engineers when a $208million jet refuses to start

S2E1 - Snakes 2014-10-29

Workers in the signal tower hear news that an A380 with a faulty engine will be making an emergency landing on one of the runways, while a passenger travelling to Kuwait is found to have a suitcase full of snakes

S2E2 - Firefighters 2014-10-29

Firefighters rush to the aid of a Boeing 777 full of passengers, while a man loses his son in the airport terminal

S2E3 - Customs Officers 2014-11-05

Customs officers uncover what could be their biggest drugs haul in 10 years, and an engineer races against the clock when a fault is found on a plane two hours before take-off

S2E4 - Crystal Meth 2014-11-12

Staff members come under increased stress when an emergency landing threatens to shut down the airport. At customs, officers uncover a significant amount of crystal meth

S2E5 - Faulty Planes 2014-11-19

Faulty planes, awkward cargo and missing passengers cause havoc for staff working the night shift at Dubai International, when up to 34 planes can land every hour

S2E6 - Airport Emergency 2014-11-26

A fault on an incoming plane threatens to close the airport. Meanwhile, another technical hitch threatens to make Cat Stevens miss his induction into the RocknRoll Hall of Fame

S2E7 - A380 Maintenance 2014-12-03

Staff confront a passenger travelling on a fake passport. Meanwhile, six years after its purchase, the first Emirates Airlines Airbus receives a thorough maintenance check.

S2E8 - Cocaine 2014-12-10

Customs officers discover $135,000 worth of cocaine hidden among a passengers shirts, while things go wrong when staff test out a spare parking space for a plane.