Ultimate Airport Dubai (2013)

Series 2

Less than 55 years ago, Dubai International Airport was a vast desert of sand. Today, it is a modern mecca of international air travel. With a staggering 344,000 flights, 57 million passengers and 2 million tons of cargo flying in and out each year, it is the worlds third busiest airport for international passengers. In Ultimate Airport Dubai, step behind-the-scenes of Dubai Internationals three massive terminals, including Terminal 3 the largest building on earth by floor space, measuring 359 football pitches in size! With unprecedented access to all facets of this mega facility, the series follows some of the 60,000 staff working hard to keep it safe, secure, and on schedule.

Released Sept. 5, 2013 Episode 45 min 10+

Genres: Documentary, Reality

Keywords: tmdb.airport, imdb.airport

Watch Providers: Disney Plus

Production Companies: National Geographic, Arrow Pictures, National Geographic Channels International, Arrow Media

Network: National Geographic Channel

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

IMDb

7.4

/404/

Trakt

/50/

TMDb

/8/

Karolina Mottram
Director

Tom Goodman-Hill
Narrator

S2E1 - Snakes

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

Oct. 29, 2014, midnight

S2E2 - Firefighters

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

Oct. 29, 2014, midnight

S2E3 - Customs Officers

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

Nov. 5, 2014, midnight

S2E4 - Crystal Meth

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

Nov. 12, 2014, midnight

S2E5 - Faulty Planes

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

Nov. 19, 2014, midnight

S2E6 - Airport Emergency

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 Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame

Nov. 26, 2014, midnight

S2E7 - A380 Maintenance

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.

Dec. 3, 2014, midnight

S2E8 - Cocaine Customs

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

Dec. 10, 2014, midnight