Airport Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Airport: Season 7 (2005)

• Season 7 Episode 14: Sir Bob and the Fox

  Journalists Steve and Russell attempt to get a quote from Bob Geldof as the singer departs for the G8 summit in Edinburgh. Sgt Duffy investigates reports of a man acting suspiciously in the car park, while Stuart looks after a fox with dehydration. Steph finds out whether there's a cat trapped inside the terminal ceiling

• Season 7 Episode 13: The Queen and the Swan

  Steve finds a stranded swan while on bird-scaring duty on the runway, while Anita looks after the Queen during her short visit to the Royal Suite. David helps a man get a job, and Naomi takes charge of some very delicate luggage

• Season 7 Episode 12: The Curry Thief

  David has his hands full when a school orchestra arrives with a substantial amount of excess luggage. Sarah hunts a shoplifter who has been taking goods from the outlets in Terminal Three, and Greig is forced to cope with dancers, beauty queens and his boss

• Season 7 Episode 11: A Fishy Tale

  Stuart encounters a man who is trying to smuggle live fish in his luggage, while Mina deals with a passenger who has too many bags and a toddler whose buggy has gone missing. Sarah comes to the aid of a vagrant who has collapsed in the terminal

• Season 7 Episode 10: Foggy Days and Dirty Dogs

  Greig and Dave try to calm down a host of passengers whose flights have been disrupted by widespread fog. Naomi has her hands full with a party of determined mountaineers, and Stuart's job becomes more demanding as the pet passport scheme comes into force

• Season 7 Episode 9: Pigeons and Eagles

  The police arrest a passenger who has become unruly while boarding a plane to South Africa, Stuart has to tackle a Russian sea eagle, and Greg has his hands full with a cargo of racing pigeons

• Season 7 Episode 7: The Croc and the Bloody Finger

  Dave deploys the emergency services when an airfield engineer is injured, animal health officer Stuart faces a crocodile conundrum, and the journalists hope to get a scoop after learning an Oscar-winning actress will be jetting in

• Season 7 Episode 6: Sarah and the Hunted Man

  Sarah hunts for an abusive man who has disappeared in the terminal, and Stuart investigates a cargo of parrots that have arrived in poor condition. Traffic warden Nicky has a busy night, and the airport commemorates the victims of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami with a three-minute silence

• Season 7 Episode 5: Fire and Emergency

  The airport's ambulance team launches a rapid response unit, and is called into action when a passenger suffers a heart attack. A flight to Paris is abandoned after a fire is spotted in one of the engines, and the problem of how to safely wheel a £100,000 sports car into the terminal must be solved

• Season 7 Episode 4: Golfers Return

  The victorious European Ryder Cup golf team return from America, which means a busy night for the journalists as well as autograph-hunting Steve. Outside, the traffic wardens are on patrol, ticketing anyone who leaves their car unattended

• Season 7 Episode 3: Hornbills and Arrests

  Animal health officer Stuart deals with a cargo of flamingos. Heathrow's resident Press have to cover the European Ryder Cup golf team as they prepare to jet off to America, but for airfield operations manager Steve, the event gives him the chance to meet his hero Bernhard Langer

• Season 7 Episode 2: Touts and Delays

  A chase ensues across the terminal as police continue their battle to stop taxi touts working at the airport. Passengers flying to Sri Lanka face the frustration and inconvenience of spending the night at a hotel when bad weather delays their departure

Airport: Season 6 (2002 - 2003)

• Season 6 Episode 15: Steve, Owen and Maria

  Maria's patience is tested by unhappy passengers at Terminal One, while Steve and Owen dash to a runway emergency to deal with a flock of potentially hazardous birds

• Season 6 Episode 14: Air Ambulance

  Maria ensures a group of pop stars are dispatched safely to Ayia Napa, and nurse Lucy boards a flight bound for Larnaca to rescue an injured great-grandmother

• Season 6 Episode 11: Stuart and the Illegals

  The Heathrow Human Smuggling Unit makes a shocking discovery when it raids a house. Back at the airport, a cache of smuggled animal eggs, a pungent reptile shipment and an unlikely stowaway all cause problems

• Season 6 Episode 9: Asthma and Bats

  Stuart has to deal with 150 fruit bats, while paramedics Jane and Gerard find themselves in a life-or-death situation when they come to the aid of an asthma sufferer

• Season 6 Episode 8: Maria and Shaker

  Heathrow police attempt to catch a notorious car thief, Maria's late flight is thrown into chaos by a number of problems and Shaker flies into a rage when two passengers fail to show up. Meanwhile, the Cheeky Girls turn heads at check in

• Season 6 Episode 6: Hijack Exercise

  Undercover police officers track down a woman who has paid £500 to get her daughter smuggled into the country. John Cull's Qantas plane is hijacked for an anti-terrorist exercise, and paramedics come to the rescue of an eight-year-old who is desperate to fly

• Season 6 Episode 5: Harassed Passengers

  Animal health officer Stuart King tries to keep a bored chimpanzee entertained while Cyprus Airways' Maria Demetriou deals with thousands of disgruntled passengers kept waiting at Heathrow due to air traffic control problems across Europe

• Season 6 Episode 3: Dusk Till Dawn

  A tearful bridesmaid begs a member of staff from Sri Lankan Airlines to delay a flight, and an emergency landing disrupts the resurfacing of a runway. Meanwhile, John from Qantas does battle with his walkie-talkie as he makes a desperate search for a prime minister

Airport:

• 24 Hours at Heathrow
• 400 Stranded Passengers

  Karen Jones helps 400 stranded passengers demanding a place to stay. A mix-up over names leads a jumbo jet full of holidaymakers on a wild goose chase, and engineers are forced to tear apart a first-class cabin in a bid to locate a customer's pen

• 8 December
• Air Jamaica

  Dense fog in London cripples the airport, causing one flight to be diverted to Edinburgh and leaving 150 impatient tourists waiting for a plane stranded at the other end of the country. Meanwhile, trainee terminal duty officer Michelle Harris learns whether she has passed the selection procedure

• Airport Police - Crime Squad Special

  A look at Heathrow Airport's Crime Squad. Cameras follow the team as they catch employees stealing from passengers' luggage, and disorientated travellers become easy prey when their bags packed with holiday cash are targeted by international thieves. Plus, the cunning tricks of the professional criminal

• Assumed Identity

  A team of undercover detectives move in to arrest an air steward who has obtained the passport of a dead man and begun posing as him. With concern over terrorism adding further pressure to Heathrow's police force, the investigation to uncover his true identity leads to a trail of deceit and fraud

• ATC Computer Failure

  Air traffic control problems increase in Europe; a passenger has a suspected heart attack.

• Axel, John and Maria

  John finds himself besieged by female fans, Icelandair pilot Axel flies his president home, and Maria has her hands full as she tries to deal with 50 teachers

• Bowie

  Reporter Steve Meller leaps at the chance to interview Kate Winslet and David Bowie, while paramedics Paul and Gerard treat a truck driver who lost a tussle with a passing plane. Immigration officers send a family back home, and wheelchair pusher Sarah Cox gets more than her usual dose of exercise

• Busiest Day Ever

  Members of staff brace themselves amid the chaos as more than 200,000 passengers make their way through the airport on one of the busiest days in Heathrow's history. John Cull battles to get his plane to the terminal, while Karen Jones tries her hand at crowd control, and Eben Twum-Barima is overwhelmed at check-in

• The Cat and the Squirrel

  Journalists Steve and Russell follow a singer banned from entering America and sent back to the UK. Stuart makes a mercy dash from the Animal Reception Centre, and police step in to deal with angry passengers who are still waiting to fly after 10 days in the airport

• Chelsea

  A life-or-death situation at Terminal Three causes chaos for customer service manager Karen Jones, while the Chelsea football team are cornered by personal shopping consultant Corinne Cossu. Elsewhere, immigration officers cope with travellers who are not even sure which country they're in

• China

  The president of China is welcomed into Britain with strong winds, while immigration officers Eric Day and Caroline Acheson set out in hot pursuit of an Algerian marathon runner. Paramedics help a man who has collapsed, and Gulf Air handle an angry passenger

• Christmas Highlights

  Collection of Christmas highlights from the Heathrow series

• Christmas Special

  Collection of highlights from a year's highs and lows at Heathrow, including comic moments with a pink poodle, a stained royal carpet, and Jeremy Spake's cucumber

• Clinton

  Secret Service operatives swarm round Heathrow in anticipation of Bill Clinton's visit, and paramedics Eric and Jane go on a life-saving mission away from the terminals. Meanwhile, John from Qantas has his suspicions aroused by a mysterious buzzing sound emanating from first class

• Czech Airlines

  Newcomer Karla has her skills put to the test by Stephen Fry during a flight from Prague, while ambulance partners Jane and Gerard embark on an unusual search for two missing fingers

• Deportee

  Animal health officer Stuart King discovers two drugged cats, and Sarah Cox struggles to help a woman laden down with gifts. Kevin Ogunjami has to explain why a flight has been delayed by someone with the wrong documents, while Sara Collins and Peter Luck of El Al tackle an immigration wrangle

• Dog in a Bag

  Members of the England cricket team are bowled over by news that their bats are missing, while Stuart's suspicions are aroused by a piece of luggage that appears to have a life of its own, fearing a case of animal smuggling. Meanwhile, computer problems in Terminal Three cause serious headaches for Gulf Air

• Edinburgh

  Special edition of the series, charting life at Edinburgh airport during the busy Festival period. Security manager Brian Collins find himself responsible for launching the airport as an official venue, ushering into the departure lounges and baggage halls an array of performers, including belly dancers and puppeteers, while Customs officers try to get on with their day-to-day duties

• Fear of Flying

  Staff attend a fear-of-flying course, duty officer Michelle Harris attempts to ensure Remembrance Sunday is observed, and Jeremy Spake deals with a broken airbridge

• Five Angry Women

  John from Qantas takes a lesson in anger management as he struggles to pacify five furious passengers who have lost their luggage, while Stuart has the unenviable task of trying to make a dog relieve itself before embarkation

• Geneva

  Delighted photographer Steve does not know which way to look when he is surrounded by beauty queens. Meanwhile, Stuart's hot on the heels of a pack of hounds, and emergency nurse Maggie sets off on a mercy mission to rescue a skier who's slipped on the slopes

• Greig and the Cheeky Girls

  A pair of crocodiles en route to Spain prove a handful for Stuart, a terminal evacuation is triggered when a worker decides to have a cigarette, and Anita is determined to make a good impression on the International Olympic Committee. Elsewhere, pop duo the Cheeky Girls raise a few eyebrows when they check in

• Grounded

  Two men are detained on suspicion of carrying drugs, and passengers are delayed until the glue dries on an engine repair. Plus, ground crew anxiously awaits the arrival of an incoming flight carrying a deceased person

• Haj

  As hundreds of pilgrims head for Mecca, Heathrow is almost brought to a standstill. Meanwhile, reporter Steve Meller pursues a masked Michael Jackson, and Maria Demetriou from Cyprus Airways faces some tough decisions due to foot-and-mouth regulations

• Iceland

  At Terminal One, Maria tries to help a pair of passengers who have been stuck at Heathrow for more than 24 hours. Dave is given a run for his money by a group of six stranded athletes, while flamboyant cabin steward Axel jets in from Iceland

• KLM Crash

  A pilot's mayday call puts Heathrow on full emergency alert, while an aircraft stuck in Washington leaves passengers stranded in London

• Kylie and Tom

  John from Qantas eagerly awaits the arrival of pint-sized pop star Kylie Minogue, and Maria from Cyprus Airways looks forward to meeting Britain's most enduring sex symbol Tom Jones. Claudia Schiffer also makes an appearance at Heathrow as she launches a new aircraft

• Lennox

  The pressmen look out for the arrival of former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, and troubleshooter Karen Jones discovers a choir in full song. Out on the runway, traffic police respond to an accident involving a baggage carrier and a plane

• Maria and Engelbert Humperdinck

  Cyprus Airways' Maria Demetriou comes face to face with singing superstar Engelbert Humperdinck, a dog from Bombay attacks staff in Heathrow's quarantine compound and paramedics wrestle with a fanatic determined to preach in Terminal Three

• Maria and the Football Fans

  A horde of booze-swilling football fans set up camp in Terminal One and Maria Demetriou from Cyprus Airways faces the daunting task of dealing with them. Meanwhile, Stuart King squeezes a flock of flamingos into travelling straitjackets

• Miami

  Series focusing on the people who work in and around Miami, one of the world's busiest international airports

• Paulette (Drug Mule)

  Customs officer Garth Powell suspects a woman of drug smuggling, while passengers hoping to jet off to Cairo are left hanging around, and traffic warden Jean Dibble doesn't let the Christmas spirit put her off dishing out her usual quota of parking tickets

• Permit Problems

  The triumphant British Olympic team arrives home from Sydney and Steve Meller and Russell Clisby are determined to get a scoop. A race against time begins to get a £170,000 Ferrari onto a Gulf Air plane, and a collection of giant spiders is detained at animal reception - along with their owners

• Please Release Me

  Maria from Cyprus Airways gets to grips with a legendary superstar.

• A Police Special

  Special edition following detectives assigned to Heathrow Airport as they raid a home in search of a double murderer and uncover a sinister ring involved in forgery and human trafficking

• Princess Di

  Princess Diana tries to slip unnoticed past Heathrow's normally alert Press corps, but they're far more interested in catching a glimpse of former Baywatch beauty Pamela Anderson, who isn't exactly travelling incognito. Elsewhere, weekenders returning from Amsterdam are found to be bringing home more than just souvenirs

• Robot and Squirrel

  A frightened squirrel makes the mistake of taking refuge on the wheel of a departing aeroplane, John Cull from Qantas has a difficult time at check-in, and resident press contingent Steve Meller and Russell Clisby get caught out by a robot

• A Royal Departure

  The resident newshounds keep their distance as princess of pop Britney Spears arrives with her minders, and Anita Newcourt bids 'arrivederci' to the Queen as she flies out via the Royal Suite for a state visit to Italy

• Runaway Dog

  Animal health officer Stuart King attempts to recapture an escaped dog. Meanwhile, the Irish Olympic team face the prospect of missing out on the Sydney games when their youngest member discovers he has left his passport at home, and troubleshooter Karen Jones has a problem with the fire alarms

• September 11

  Heathrow is heaving with fans as boy band Blue attempt to make their flight, a team of undercover police are called in to investigate a man trying to board a plane using a forged passport, and Maria faces a major security issue when a passenger declares he is carrying a gun. Elsewhere, journalist Steve tries desperately to get an interview with former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani

• Smelly Plane

  An overbooking for Sri Lankan Airways means a group of passengers must miss their flight, while John from Qantas has to hold his nose and investigate an odour problem keeping a plane grounded. Elsewhere, paramedics Eric and Jane help a baggage handler with paralysing back pain

• South African Offshore

  A man collapses; a passenger is interrogated; a wedding party.

• Speed

  Traffic police Deborah Bell and Geoff Ledner are shocked to witness an accident involving two cars. Immigration officer Eric Day grows suspicious of a South African girl, and Karen Jones searches for a woman said to be ill in an airport bar

• Suede

  Check-in supervisor Sara Collins is surprised to find indie band Suede are travelling on her flight. Paramedics face problems with a stubborn passenger who refuses to go to hospital, and Kevin Tuffley orders firefighters to evacuate after a training exercise goes wrong

• Taxi Touts

  An escaped cat on the airfield causes problems for an animal health officer, and an undercover policeman attempts to track down minicabs operating illegally at the terminals

• V1 8

  A behind-the-scenes insight into the people who work in and around Heathrow, one of the world's busiest international airports

• Virgin

  BA pilots face their biannual licence renewal, paramedics have an emergency on their hands with an incoming Air India flight, and a Virgin supervisor deals with late arrivals

• Wedding Bells; Missing Family Members

  Immigration officer questions a South African passenger; searching for missing family members; ill passenger.

• Wedding Cake and Cash Confusion

  Karen Jones summons up all her trouble-shooting skills to deal with a passenger who has collapsed and missed his flight. Immigration official Eric Day investigates a South African traveller with an unusually large amount of spending money, and check-in traffic officer Eben Twum-Barima saves the day for an unfortunate wedding party

• Wheelchairs

  A routine sweep reveals a group of illegal Colombian immigrants, while animal health officer Stuart King investigates an ominous stench coming from a consignment of reptiles. Heathrow's Fire Service stand by on full alert following reports of a plane in trouble