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
S1.E1 ∙ Billion Dollar Concourse
An 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.
S1.E2 ∙ The Hard Shift
Problem passengers with excess baggage, cabin crew training, baggage conveyor breakdowns, a 2nd attempt at the new concourse test, and Emirates take delivery of their 25th A380 aircraft.
S1.E3 ∙ Lost Cargo
At 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.
S1.E4 ∙ Crystal Customs
Customs are constantly on the search for drugs whether on, or in a passengers body or their luggage. Abusive or ill behaved passengers on aircraft are also a challenge for the Airport staff. Runway cleaning and maintenance are constant to keep the airport running.
S1.E5 ∙ Domino Effect
A 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.
S1.E6 ∙ Stranded
Cat Stevens tries to board a plane to the U.S. and there is a hydraulics failure on an outbound plane which causes alarm for air traffic control and a training simulation for the exact same thing.
S1.E7 ∙ Holiday on Delay
Ambitious 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.
S1.E8 ∙ Missing Passenger
Dubai 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.
S1.E9 ∙ Ring the Alarm
While 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.
S1.E10 ∙ Dangerous Debris
Looking 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.
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.
S3.E1 ∙ Episode 21
At the world's busiest international airport, Phil faces an emergency that shuts down operations, two drunk newlyweds push Mel to the limit and Hassan catches a smuggler who has swallowed a large number of capsules containing cocaine.
S3.E2 ∙ Episode 22
From angry passengers to potentially explosive cargo, the airport's staff must handle it all.
S3.E3 ∙ Episode 23
During DXB's busy holiday period, an engine failure threatens to cause delays across the airport.
S3.E4 ∙ Episode 24
Mel responds to a passenger emergency call and must deal with a worst-case scenario.
S3.E5 ∙ Episode 25
Weather threatens a medical emergency, and trainee firefighters take their search-and-rescue test.
S3.E6 ∙ Episode 26
Maintenance engineers desperately look for two lost bolts deep inside an airplane engine.
S3.E7 ∙ Episode 27
Engineers rush to replace the igniter plug in a GE90 engine, and a family misses their flight.
S3.E8 ∙ Episode 28
A possible case of Ebola involves authorities all over the airport.
S3.E9 ∙ Episode 29
A 300-ton 777 needs to be jacked up, and a man gets caught carrying fake passports.
S3.E10 ∙ Episode 30
Customs catch a smuggler hiding 2,000 tiny bottles of illegal prescription medication.
