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  • ULTIMATE AIRPORT DUBAI S2

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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 world’s third busiest airport for international passengers. 

In Ultimate Airport Dubai, step behind-the-scenes of Dubai International’s 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.

EPISODE GUIDE

  • Ultimate Airport Dubai S2: Episode 1
    During rush hour, Air Traffic Controller George Perkins gets the call all controllers dread: a plane needs to make an emergency landing at Dubai after an engine shutdown.
  • Ultimate Airport Dubai S2: Episode 2
    Firefighters rush to the aid of a 777 full of passengers that touches down with smoking landing gear. Meanwhile, the airport's VIP Service prepares for the arrival of footballing legend Pele.
  • Ultimate Airport Dubai S2: Episode 3
    Customs Officer Hassan tears apart a passenger’s five bags to find out what could be hidden behind the seams of the oddly identically packed bags.
  • Ultimate Airport Dubai S2: Episode 4
    It’s the first day of Dubai International Airport’s billion dollar runway rehabilitation project. Teams will work 24/7 in up to 45?C heat since every minute delayed costs money.
  • Ultimate Airport Dubai S2: Episode 5
    An Emirates Line Maintenance engineer is under the pump – literally. If he can’t fix the broken water pump on a Boeing 777, the airline’ whole network could be disrupted.
  • Ultimate Airport Dubai S2: Episode 6
    Musician Cat Stevens is at risk of missing a crucial flight to New York to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because of a computer problem at the departure gate.
  • Ultimate Airport Dubai S2: Episode 7
    Customs Officer Mel Sabharwal encounters a passenger travelling with a fake passport, who tries to outfox her by dodging her questions.
  • Ultimate Airport Dubai S2: Episode 8
    Customs Officer Mustafa Ahmed pulls over a man with a strange suitcase full of white shirts. Will he find the $135,000 worth of cocaine hidden in the shirts’ lining?
  • Ultimate Airport Dubai S2: Episode 9
    More planes to service, more passengers to assist and more smugglers to stop. These 60,000 staff may be the busiest people on Earth as they try to make Dubai International the world’s best airport.
  • Ultimate Airport Dubai S2: Episode 10
    More planes to service, more passengers to assist and more smugglers to stop. These 60,000 staff may be the busiest people on Earth as they try to make Dubai International the world’s best airport.
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