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Billion Dollar Concourse

Episode number: 1

Overview: 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

Episode number: 2

Overview: 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

Episode number: 3

Overview: The pressure is on as engines, cargo and construction materials all go missing - pushing an airport already near-capacity to breaking point.

Customs Crystal

Episode number: 4

Overview: Customs find crystal meth in the luggage of a passenger from Ghana and a pigeon delays an Emirates flight at Manchester.

Domino Effect

Episode number: 5

Overview: The Airport Services Manager deals with passengers getting connections to Australia. They must depart on time, or the flights cannot land.

Stranded

Episode number: 6

Overview: 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

Episode number: 7

Overview: David Robson must greet some temperamental VIP passengers and Dispatcher Nizel has a problem when a brand-new A380 goes missing.

Missing Passenger

Episode number: 8

Overview: 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

Episode number: 9

Overview: Although Dubai International tries to prepare for every scenario, more than one million passengers each week inevitably bring unusual challenges.

Dangerous Debris

Episode number: 10

Overview: Missing passengers threaten to seriously delay a flight to Perth. Meanwhile, there are headaches for engineers when a $208million jet refuses to start