TV Show

Airline

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.

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11 seasons

122 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

1997

Rating

TV Show

8.0/10

2 votes • HD

People

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Season 1

6 episodes
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Episode 1

Episode 1 • Sep 05, 1997

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

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Episode 2

Episode 2 • Sep 12, 1997

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.

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Episode 3
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Episode 3

Episode 3 • Sep 19, 1997

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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Episode 4
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Episode 4

Episode 4 • Sep 26, 1997

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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Episode 5
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Episode 5

Episode 5 • Oct 03, 1997

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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Episode 6

Episode 6 • Oct 10, 1997

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.

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Season 2

8 episodes
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Episode 1 • Jan 12, 1999

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Episode 2 • Jan 15, 1999

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Episode 3 • Jan 22, 1999

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Episode 4 • Jan 29, 1999

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Episode 5 • Feb 05, 2004

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Episode 6 • Feb 12, 2004

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Season 3

11 episodes
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Episode 1 • Sep 10, 1999

Check-in girl Katrina faces her first day back after cancer treatment, manager Jane prepares for a confrontation with a late flyer, and rumours circulate that Sharon Stone is on a flight.

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Episode 2 • Sep 17, 1999

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Episode 3 • Oct 01, 1999

Check-in girl Katrina gets the all clear for cancer, a brass band entertains fellow passengers, and Manchester United fans fly out to watch their team in the European Cup final.

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Episode 4

Episode 4 • Oct 08, 1999

Check-in supervisor Jane Boulton shows a caring side to her nature, and aerobatic pilot James McBride loops the loop in a bid to get his licence renewed. In Luton, an amorous couple leave Katrina feeling nauseous, while easyJet passenger Adrian Cave flies to Zurich to audition at an opera studio.

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Episode 5

Episode 5 • Oct 15, 1999

A woman pays a tearful visit to the pet dog she was forced to leave behind in Majorca, and Liverpool despatcher Kevin Reardon has to deal with a would-be traveller who has turned up with the wrong passport. Meanwhile, an irate German passenger causes a scene at Luton, and fog delays flights in Scotland, causing tempers to fray.

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Episode 6

Episode 6 • Oct 22, 1999

Captain James McBride arranges some unusual in-flight entertainment for Liverpool FC, and check-in girl Katrina plays a practical joke on her supervisor. Pee Pee the hamster is refused permission to fly to Greece with his owner, and a 79-year-old Scot also finds himself stuck at the airport.

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Season 4

14 episodes
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Episode 1 • Jun 23, 2000

Check-in personnel deal with passengers angry that their flight has been delayed, and interviews for new pilots get under way.

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Episode 2
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Episode 2

Episode 2 • Jun 30, 2000

Trainee Georgie Hobbs first flew a plane aged only 15, and now at 24 she hopes to become easyJet's 10th female pilot. Her training flight to Amsterdam proves impressive, despite the fact that amongst the passengers is a group bound for a stag weekend.

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Episode 3
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Episode 3

Episode 3 • Jul 07, 2000

A smoker makes sparks fly at 37,000ft, angry at not being allowed to light up, but chief steward BJ is too busy rummaging among the rubbish in search of a missing dental brace to notice. Meanwhile, back on the ground, trainees Aaron and Jason vie for a date with glamorous instructor Tracey, and a couple miss their flight.

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Episode 4

Episode 4 • Jul 14, 2000

Katrina's hair gets her into trouble on the check-in desk, and a passenger en-route to Majorca causes a problem when she tries to take her tortoises through security.

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Episode 5
Episode 5

Episode 5

Episode 5 • Jul 21, 2000

Jane Boulton has a bad day as many passengers miss their flight after failing to hear an announcement that its departure has been brought forward. A defective plane causes delays at Liverpool and Katrina is asked to help smuggle a mysterious masked man through security at Luton.

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Episode 6

Episode 6 • Jul 28, 2000

Check-in supervisor Graham Fraser prepares to marry, but first has to deal with a succession of damsels in distress. Jane Boulton tackles an angry passenger called Mr Cross, and purser Jayny Stock is reunited with her beloved dog Bluey, while a fire alarm ruins check-in assistant Stephen Elwood's last day with easyJet.

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Season 5

12 episodes
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Episode 1 • Mar 12, 2001

Airport staff at Luton face a mutiny when a flight to Nice is rescheduled, and a woman loses her temper after mislaying her bag in Liverpool.

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Episode 2

Episode 2 • Mar 19, 2001

Jane considers changing jobs to run dispatch out on the tarmac. And a woman with a severe fear of flying goes on an extreme journey to try and conquer the great.

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Episode 3

Episode 3 • Mar 26, 2001

Two Ivory Coast fishermen become stranded, angry passengers try to storm passport control, and Rugby legend Tony Underwood embarks on a new career.

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Episode 4

Episode 4 • Apr 02, 2001

Ethan refuses to check in a passenger, and a family's flight to Majorca is cancelled due to an overloaded plane.

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Episode 5

Episode 5 • Apr 09, 2001

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Episode 6
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Episode 6

Episode 6 • Apr 16, 2001

An angry passenger demands a refund after late public transport causes him to miss his flight, and comic performer Kit Hesketh-Harvey composes a song about easyJet

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Season 6

18 episodes
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Episode 1 • Apr 15, 2002

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Episode 2 • Apr 22, 2002

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Episode 3

Episode 3 • Apr 29, 2002

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Episode 4

Episode 4 • May 06, 2002

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Episode 5

Episode 5 • May 13, 2002

Leanne Bell becomes an air hostess, and Luton duty manager Alan Derbyshire prepares to receive a donor kidney from his wife Gill. Supervisor Kwasi Addai turns a deaf ear to the pleas of a passenger who arrives late and misses his check-in, while high-spirited women bound for Palma cause a stir.

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Episode 6

Episode 6 • May 20, 2002

Several women cause a commotion while celebrating a retirement, a man refuses to fly without his treasured viola and a member of the ground crew gets the chance to join the cabin crew.

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Season 7

12 episodes
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Episode 1 • May 27, 2003

Bride-to-be Sarah Graham has a disappointing encounter with a James Bond lookalike in Luton and an aggrieved passenger causes headaches for staff at Liverpool's John Lennon airport. Bristol supervisor Gemma has doubts about allowing a 12-year-old to fly with a supposed family friend.

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Episode 2

Episode 2 • Jun 03, 2003

Richard Branson turns up at a press conference marking the departure of easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, and singer Antony Costa reveals a talent for impersonations. The afternoon flight to Malaga is delayed because of a cracked windscreen, and a passenger arrives at Liverpool without her passport.

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Episode 3

Episode 3 • Jun 10, 2003

A passenger at John Lennon Airport is caught smuggling a cat in her handbag. Supervisor Jo Dempsey tries to get an engagement ring to its owner via the cockpit window, and a Tina Turner impersonator is diverted from Luton to Stansted Airport in a desperate effort to get to Belfast.

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Episode 4

Episode 4 • Jun 17, 2003

A freak blizzard holds Luton Airport in its icy grip, and tempers become heated as passengers begin to realise they are trapped for an extra night. At Bristol, re-routed travellers face a hefty bill for a coach to transfer them to Stansted, while in snow-free Liverpool, a Belfast-bound passenger refuses to accept responsibility for a wrongly dated ticket. The only people enjoying the weather are a father and son heading for St Moritz to compete in a race on the Cresta Run.

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Episode 5

Episode 5 • Jun 24, 2003

As former Go staff get used to the new easyJet colour scheme, the recent introduction of a 40-minute check-in causes Lorna Harrison a few headaches at Liverpool. A passenger's Valentine's Day rendezvous in Amsterdam is ruined by a delayed flight, and Leo Jones tries to win back the affections of stewardess Mel. Meanwhile, a man manages to lose his wife in the Luton terminal.

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Episode 6

Episode 6 • Jul 01, 2003

A Blackburn Rovers fan gets flak from a flight steward as he makes the regular trip from Switzerland, where he works, to support his team, and Sarah Teale encounters an irate Swiss businessman at Liverpool who will not take no for an answer. Former Go staff in Bristol have mixed reactions to their new orange easyJet uniform.

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Season 8

12 episodes
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Episode 1 • Oct 08, 2004

Luton manager Leo Jones gets involved in a life-or-death struggle to save three tropical fish, while two Pentecostal ministers in Liverpool rely on a little miracle to get them onto the Belfast flight. In Newcastle, larger-than-life local radio presenter Neil Caven wins a trip to Prague, but needs tranquillisers before he can board the plane.

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Episode 2

Episode 2 • Oct 15, 2004

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Episode 3 • Oct 22, 2004

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Episode 4

Episode 4 • Oct 29, 2004

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Episode 5 • Nov 05, 2004

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Episode 6

Episode 6 • Nov 12, 2004

A Newcastle passenger proposes a devious ruse to get his son aboard his holiday flight without a passport, and at Luton Leo Jones faces an angry mob from Belfast that has missed its connection to Paris. A Somali family runs into visa problems at Liverpool as it tries to get to Switzerland.

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Season 9

12 episodes
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Episode 1 • Sep 30, 2005

Reggae singer Mikey Dread turns up late for his plane and tries to strike a deal with Leo Jones over new tickets. Meanwhile, travellers try to win free flights by scoring goals against former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, and pilot Adrian Johnson arranges a surprise for his wife's birthday.

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Episode 2

Episode 2 • Oct 07, 2005

Former Coronation Street star Nikki Sanderson flies to Paris to raise money for easyJet's chosen charity Wizz Kids. Leo Jones makes his PR debut in a Brighton nightclub in front of 2,000 people, and irate passengers at Luton threaten to cause a fire alert. Meanwhile, team leader Stephen Smith has a mystery to solve in Belfast.

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Episode 3

Episode 3 • Oct 14, 2005

Bristol airport is busier than ever over the bank holiday weekend, leaving new check-in staff struggling to keep up - and an incident on the motorway makes matters worse as passengers get delayed. At Gatwick, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears and Naomi Campbell lookalikes board a flight to Prague and frequent flyer Nick Squibb reveals why he visits the Czech city so often.

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Episode 4 • Oct 21, 2005

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Episode 5

Episode 5 • Oct 28, 2005

Michelle Bartley's hen party shatters the early morning calm at Bristol Airport as she and more than 40 friends head for Benidorm - 25 years after the wedding. Tempers fray at Belfast as a delayed plane leaves passengers stranded, and French immigration is urged to bend the rules for a girl recovering from a serious operation when it emerges her mother's passport has expired.

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Episode 6

Episode 6

Episode 6 • Nov 04, 2005

Young carers bound for Disneyland Paris are delayed at Luton, while Kelly Roberts and Debbie Hopkins travel to an audition in Manchester for parts in easyJet's first TV commercial. Emily McNeill encounters an irate mother whose son is missing the necessary identification to travel.

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Season 10

9 episodes
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Episode 1

Episode 1

Episode 1 • Sep 08, 2006

Company founder Stelios Haji-Iannou visits the team to celebrate easyJet's 10th anniversary and party animal Bob Brain is determined not to miss the lavish London bash, despite putting in a full day's flying first. Luton manager Leo Jones rubs shoulders with the stars at a West End premiere.

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Episode 2 • Sep 15, 2006

A passenger in Belfast who has already missed two flights looks set to suffer the same fate again when the pilot hears he has been drinking. An unexploded Second World War bomb at Schiphol airport delays flights to Amsterdam, and Luton manager Leo Jones takes his partner on the terminal floor for some Cossack dancing.

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Episode 3 • Sep 22, 2006

Leo Jones deals with an irate woman who is not allowed to take a box of Christmas crackers on board her flight home, and a pregnant traveller from Switzerland demands a new pushchair as her own has been broken in transit. There is a ray of seasonal cheer at Newcastle as Alan Marshall jets off to Portugal with 20 friends to celebrate his 40th birthday.

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Episode 4

Episode 4 • Sep 29, 2006

A Second World War veteran revisits his best friend's memorial at Monte Cassino, taking along the deceased's son, while a woman and her daughter miss the check-in time for a flight to Belfast. A passenger plans a mid-air proposal and tempers flare at Bristol when travellers rerouted by an air traffic control strike have to buy new tickets to get home.

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Episode 5

Episode 5

Episode 5 • Oct 06, 2006

Things become heated when a woman and her daughter arrive five minutes late for check-in at Luton. Passengers on a flight to Newcastle have to find their own way home from Bristol after an air traffic strike causes a diversion, and a man plans an in-flight proposal to his girlfriend.

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Episode 6

Episode 6 • Oct 13, 2006

An easyJet frequent flyer is late for the last scheduled departure of the day to Malaga, and it is left to supervisor Helen Tyrell to demonstrate just how valued a customer he is. Meanwhile, airport manager Leo Jones has to deal with a Polish passenger who is too drunk to board his flight.

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Season 11

8 episodes
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Episode 1

Episode 1 • Nov 23, 2007

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Episode 2

Episode 2

Episode 2 • Nov 30, 2007

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Episode 3

Episode 3 • Dec 07, 2007

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Episode 4

Episode 4 • Dec 14, 2007

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Episode 5

Episode 5

Episode 5 • TBA

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Episode 6

Episode 6 • TBA

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