Ultimate Airport Dubai - Series 1

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Billion Dollar Concourse

1 - Billion Dollar Concourse

Air Date: September 5, 2013

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

2 - The Hard Shift

Air Date: September 12, 2013

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

3 - Lost Cargo

Air Date: September 19, 2013

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

Customs Crystal

4 - Customs Crystal

Air Date: September 26, 2013

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

Domino Effect

5 - Domino Effect

Air Date: October 3, 2013

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

Stranded

6 - Stranded

Air Date: October 10, 2013

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

7 - Holiday on Delay

Air Date: October 17, 2013

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

Missing Passenger

8 - Missing Passenger

Air Date: October 24, 2013

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

9 - Ring the Alarm

Air Date: October 31, 2013

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

Dangerous Debris

10 - Dangerous Debris

Air Date: November 7, 2013

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