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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.

Sep 5, 199711 seasons122 episodesEndedEN

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Seasons

Series 1

6 episodes

Premiered Sep 5, 1997

Series 2

8 episodes

Premiered Jan 12, 1999

Series 3

11 episodes

Premiered Sep 10, 1999

Series 4

14 episodes

Premiered Jun 23, 2000

Series 5

12 episodes

Premiered Mar 12, 2001

Series 6

18 episodes

Premiered Apr 15, 2002

Series 7

12 episodes

Premiered May 27, 2003

Series 8

12 episodes

Premiered Oct 8, 2004

Series 9

12 episodes

Premiered Sep 30, 2005

Series 10

9 episodes

Premiered Sep 8, 2006

Series 11

8 episodes

Premiered Nov 23, 2007

Episodes

1–6 of 6

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Ep 1

Episode 1

Sep 5, 1997

30m

A chief steward deals with abusive Venice-bound passengers, and a drunken grandfather causes trouble for a customer service operator.

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Ep 2

Episode 2

Sep 12, 1997

30m

Problems with passports, particularly when they go missing just before the flight closes. 11 members of a family leave for the Dominican Republic for a wedding

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Ep 3

Episode 3

Sep 19, 1997

30m

Trainee stewards Aaron and Jason deal with emergency slides and awkward customers, and two passengers booked on a luxury cruise miss their connecting flight.

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Ep 4

Episode 4

Sep 26, 1997

30m

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.

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Ep 5

Episode 5

Oct 3, 1997

30m

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

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Ep 6

Episode 6

Oct 10, 1997

30m

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.