Airline

30min

Documentary

Reality

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.

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

30min

5th Sep 1997

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

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

30min

12th Sep 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.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

30min

19th Sep 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.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

30min

26th Sep 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.

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

30min

3rd Oct 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

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

30min

10th Oct 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.

First air date

5th Sep 1997

Last air date

21st Dec 2007

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks