Airline - Series 5

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Episode 1

1 - Episode 1

Air Date: March 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.

Episode 2

2 - Episode 2

Air Date: March 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.

Episode 3

3 - Episode 3

Air Date: March 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.

Episode 4

4 - Episode 4

Air Date: April 2, 2001

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

Episode 5

5 - Episode 5

Air Date: April 9, 2001

Episode 6

6 - Episode 6

Air Date: April 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

Episode 7

7 - Episode 7

Air Date: April 23, 2001

A man loses his temper when he is not allowed to pay for a ticket with a French cheque, and easyJet staff begin to run their check-in desks at Geneva.

Episode 8

8 - Episode 8

Air Date: April 25, 2001

The new recruits begin their training course, former Coronation Street star Beverley Callard returns home to Marbella and Stelios Haji-Ioannou floats easyJet on the stock market.

Episode 9

9 - Episode 9

Air Date: April 30, 2001

A snowboarder regrets not purchasing holiday insurance and staff are serenaded by 1980s rock band Marillion.

Episode 10

10 - Episode 10

Air Date: May 14, 2001

Fog descends on Luton Airport, ensuring new boy Leo Jones has his hands full dealing with the disruption. Captain Mike Jameson struggles to play a quiet round of golf thanks to the intervention of an unlikely person, and Liverpool-based Leanne Chung has disappointing news for a Dublin-bound traveller.

Episode 11

11 - Episode 11

Air Date: May 21, 2001

A 14-year-old boy tries to check in without a passport, and Leo Jones goes for an early promotion.

Episode 12

12 - Episode 12

Air Date: May 28, 2001

Confusion over check-in times causes problems in Luton, while a lost passport holds up a plane's departure.