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Ultimate Airport Dubai

Ultimate Airport Dubai

TV-PG2013•45m•7.6/10
DocumentaryReality

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.6/10(8)

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.

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Production

National Geographic, Arrow Pictures, National Geographic Channels International, Arrow Media

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 5, 2013

Last Aired

December 9, 2015

Networks

National Geographic Channel

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Billion Dollar Concourse
E1
Billion Dollar Concourse
Air date: 2013-09-05
The new concourse is trialed to test if it's on schedule to receive 15 million passengers and 33 of the mighty 389-million-dollar Airbus A380s.
The Hard Shift
E2
The Hard Shift
Air date: 2013-09-12
The construction team behind the new concourse feel the heat as more than 200 volunteers test whether it's ready to be used by the public.
Lost Cargo
E3
Lost Cargo
Air date: 2013-09-19
The pressure is on as engines, cargo and construction materials all go missing - pushing an airport already near-capacity to breaking point.
Customs Crystal
E4
Customs Crystal
Air date: 2013-09-26
Customs find crystal meth in the luggage of a passenger from Ghana and a pigeon delays an Emirates flight at Manchester.
Domino Effect
E5
Domino Effect
Air date: 2013-10-03
The Airport Services Manager deals with passengers getting connections to Australia. They must depart on time, or the flights cannot land.
Stranded
E6
Stranded
Air date: 2013-10-10
Duty Manager Khalil has to help a family stranded in the terminal, while Controller Nargis must free a cargo of meat stuck in the desert heat.
Holiday on Delay
E7
Holiday on Delay
Air date: 2013-10-17
David Robson must greet some temperamental VIP passengers and Dispatcher Nizel has a problem when a brand-new A380 goes missing.
Missing Passenger
E8
Missing Passenger
Air date: 2013-10-24
Passenger Operations has to cope with a group of stranded tourists, and a missing passenger puts a curfew-critical flight to Sydney in jeopardy.
Ring the Alarm
E9
Ring the Alarm
Air date: 2013-10-31
Although Dubai International tries to prepare for every scenario, more than one million passengers each week inevitably bring unusual challenges.
Dangerous Debris
E10
Dangerous Debris
Air date: 2013-11-07
Missing passengers threaten to seriously delay a flight to Perth. Meanwhile, there are headaches for engineers when a $208million jet refuses to start

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