Tony Robinson
Airline (1997)
Series 9
Airline is a fly on the wall television programme, produced in the United Kingdom that showcases the daily happenings of passengers, ground workers and on-board staff of Britannia and later EasyJet. The show was broadcast between 1998 and 2006 on ITV, is often repeated on ITV2 and shown on syndication on Pick TV. The programme's success sparked a US version of the series, following American low-cost airline Southwest Airlines.
Released Oct. 17, 1997
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, Reality
Keywords: imdb.airport-personnel, imdb.budget-airline, imdb.commercial-air-travel, imdb.passenger, imdb.airport
Production Companies: Granada Television
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S9E1 - Episode 1
Reggae singer Mikey Dread turns up late for his plane and tries to strike a deal with Leo Jones over new tickets. Meanwhile, travellers try to win free flights by scoring goals against former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, and pilot Adrian Johnson arranges a surprise for his wife's birthday.
Sept. 30, 2005, midnight
S9E2 - Episode 2
Former Coronation Street star Nikki Sanderson flies to Paris to raise money for easyJet's chosen charity Wizz Kids. Leo Jones makes his PR debut in a Brighton nightclub in front of 2,000 people, and irate passengers at Luton threaten to cause a fire alert. Meanwhile, team leader Stephen Smith has a mystery to solve in Belfast.
Oct. 7, 2005, midnight
S9E3 - Episode 3
Bristol airport is busier than ever over the bank holiday weekend, leaving new check-in staff struggling to keep up - and an incident on the motorway makes matters worse as passengers get delayed. At Gatwick, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears and Naomi Campbell lookalikes board a flight to Prague and frequent flyer Nick Squibb reveals why he visits the Czech city so often.
Oct. 14, 2005, midnight
S9E4 - Episode 4
Oct. 21, 2005, midnight
S9E5 - Episode 5
Michelle Bartley's hen party shatters the early morning calm at Bristol Airport as she and more than 40 friends head for Benidorm - 25 years after the wedding. Tempers fray at Belfast as a delayed plane leaves passengers stranded, and French immigration is urged to bend the rules for a girl recovering from a serious operation when it emerges her mother's passport has expired.
Oct. 28, 2005, midnight
S9E6 - Episode 6
Young carers bound for Disneyland Paris are delayed at Luton, while Kelly Roberts and Debbie Hopkins travel to an audition in Manchester for parts in easyJet's first TV commercial. Emily McNeill encounters an irate mother whose son is missing the necessary identification to travel.
Nov. 4, 2005, midnight
S9E7 - Episode 7
A party of war veterans heads for Monte Cassino to pay respect to fallen comrades on the 60th anniversary of VE Day. Leo Jones flies to Spain to open easyJet's new operation at the airport of Almeria, and a man who has argued with his wife asks to fly away to anywhere.
Nov. 11, 2005, midnight
S9E8 - Episode 8
Former EastEnders actor Mike Reid charms the staff at Luton as he prepares to fly out to Malaga. Things turn ugly in Belfast when a family misses a flight to Liverpool for the second time and faces paying out another £1,000 for more seats. In Bristol, staff insist a 15-year-old is not old enough to look after her 12-year-old sister on a flight.
Nov. 18, 2005, midnight
S9E9 - Episode 9
Former England international footballer Albert `Sailor' Brown flies south from Inverness to be guest of honour at Charlton Athletic's centenary dinner, and in Belfast, a hen party guest bound for Liverpool discovers her passport is back home in Omagh. Friday the 13th brings chaos to strike-bound Gatwick, and passenger Keith Fryst's trip to Madrid hangs in the balance when a pile-up on the M1 causes gridlock.
Nov. 25, 2005, midnight
S9E10 - Episode 10
Slade give an impromptu rendition of Merry Xmas Everybody at Luton Airport. In Bristol, a worried father learns his teenage son was last seen partying with an Australian girl in Prague, which may explain why he is not on the plane home. A fiery Scottish grandmother is not allowed to board her flight for Aberdeen because she has been on the whisky, and Emma Ellwood escorts a party of VIPs in Newcastle, on her final day before starting cabin crew training.
Dec. 2, 2005, midnight
S9E11 - Episode 11
A teacher criticises easyJet when their new check-in system fails and causes her family to miss its flight to Berlin, but during her protestations she pushes her luck too far and ends up being refused a flight transfer.
Dec. 9, 2005, midnight
S9E12 - Episode 12
Ghana's one-man Olympic skiing team flies out to compete in the qualifiers, having seen snow for the first time just a few months earlier. Series veteran Jane Boulton announces she is going to work at Heathrow after eight years with easyJet, and after her battle with cancer, Katrina Batham brings her twin girls to meet manager Leo Jones.
Dec. 16, 2005, midnight
ITV1
30 min/ep
30 min
Oct. 17, 1997
Dec. 21, 2007, midnight
Ended
NR
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