Ultimate Airport Dubai
An in-depth documentary into Dubai's International Airport and the problems that workers and the airport faces on a daily basis.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Tom Goodman-Hill , Mel Sabharwal , Hassan Ibrahim , Phil Marques , Myles Jones , Giovanna Di Biasi , Georg Broemmer , Carl Knight , Suzanne Al Anani , Paul Griffiths , John Taylor , Jumah Al Mazrooie , Yousuf Pirzada , Leigh Faulkner , Chris Garton , Nizel Fernandes , Andy Tetley , Abdurahman Farouk
S2.E1 ∙ Snakes
An A380 attempts an emergency landing due to engine failure. An engineer with alot on his plate, unusual luggage that causes alarm and passengers that get in to trouble with the Dubai Police. Just another day at Ultimate Airport Dubai.
S2.E2 ∙ Firefighters
Firefighters aid a Boeing 777 that lands with smoking landing gear, a man loses track of his son minutes before their plane is due to depart, Customs seize bags full of the most expensive wood in the world, VIP Service staff prepare for the arrival of footballing legend Pele, and the airport engineering team prepares for runway construction.
S2.E3 ∙ Customs Officers
Entry slope testing of the new park for Boeing 777s during the runway upgrade project takes place, and Customs Officers find packages hidden in the bottom of a passenger's luggage. If the powder inside tests positive for heroin, it will be the biggest drugs haul at the airport in 10 years. Line Maintenance Engineers are called onto a plane with a failed air conditioning system.
S2.E4 ∙ Crystal Meth
From ensuring the safety of the runway surface to dealing with drunken passengers, a look at the work of the unsung men and women carrying out the often overlooked tasks, that make the multi billion dollar Dubai airport run smoothly.
S2.E5 ∙ Faulty Planes
The flight To Sydney was almost canceled, because two old people, who needed special help, were very late. Furthermore, an employee was called, while he was standing in front of a plane.
S2.E6 ∙ Airport Emergency
An incoming aircraft with hydraulics problems causes a crisis. Two trainee A380 pilots simulate an almost identical emergency. An inspection of the upgraded Southern runway fails, and Cat Stevens is at risk of missing a flight to New York.
S2.E7 ∙ A380 Maintenance
A passenger with two passports causes mayhem for the authorities, maintenance on an Airbus 380 comes to a halt when the lights go out, and the runway upgrades come under ever greater pressure for completion.
S2.E8 ∙ Cocaine Customs
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.
S2.E9 ∙ Racehorses
Airports and airlines try to prepare for every eventuality, but the uncontrollables like fog, faulty alarms in the brand new concourse, no show passengers and animals provide a challenge for staff who have to think on their feet.
S2.E10 ∙ Aircraft Makeover
Staff need split second timing to check for debris on live runways, missing passengers threaten to delay a Munich flight, and engineering headaches, when an A330-200 jet refuses to budge when the parking brake is released.
