Airline
NR1997•30m•8.0/10
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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.
Production
Granada Television
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 5, 1997
Last Aired
December 21, 2007
Networks
ITV1
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 1997-09-05
A chief steward deals with abusive Venice-bound passengers, and a drunken grandfather causes trouble for a customer service operator.
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 1997-09-12
Giwy Street and Jack Ruskin's battle for survival begins. The anticipated hero welcome fails to materialize, and Jack must get to grips with post war life.
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 1997-09-19
Trainee stewards Aaron and Jason deal with emergency slides and awkward customers, and two passengers booked on a luxury cruise miss their connecting flight.
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 1997-09-26
Britannia staff members discover Majorca is not all sunshine as they struggle to cope with lost passengers, endless delays and a mile-long walk between check-in and departures. Elsewhere, passenger officer Cathy faces romantic complications, and it's crunch time for Aaron and Jason on their cabin crew training course.
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 1997-10-03
Chief steward BJ tackles two drunken travellers and passenger officer Pat Baines applies for a Britannia training course, determined to realise her ambition of becoming a stewardess. And while she dreams of taking to the skies, Aaron and Jason make their first flight as fully fledged cabin crew
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 1997-10-10
As the England football team touches down after qualifying for the World Cup finals, passenger officer Pat Baines has her hands full dealing with a couple who have defaced a passport, while new recruit Aaron waits to discover whether he will be keeping his job.
Cast
