The Airport: Back in the Skies

Get ready for takeoff. Docusoap star Jeremy Spake is back at Heathrow during the strangest and most challenging time in its history. Just what does it take to keep Britain flying?

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May 09, 2022

1 seaons till Jun 06, 2022

Popularity: 0.7275
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(GB)
Production

BBC (GB)

Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: Episode 5

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 5 episodes

Season 1

Aired

5 Episodes
  • Episode 1Episode 125 min

    Jeremy arrives in Heathrow to find the airport decimated by Covid-19. He helps to prepare a Boeing 787 bound for Delhi and meets the Australian residents desperate to return home.

  • Episode 2Episode 225 min

    It's early November, and Heathrow's most lucrative US routes are opening up to double-vaccinated passengers. Out on the apron, excitement is in the air as two aircraft prepare for a historic dual take-off.

  • Episode 3Episode 325 min

    Jeremy finds out how air traffic controller Steph is acclimatising to increased plane traffic and tries his hand at ordering planes for take-off in the NATS simulator.

  • Episode 4Episode 425 min

    As Christmas approaches, Heathrow is hit hard by the effects of the Omicron variant. Jeremy meets an Irish nurse who has been working on Covid wards and is desperate to travel back to Dublin.

  • Episode 5Episode 525 min

    It's a new year. While Omicron has been raging across Europe, the UK has resisted lockdown and relaxed rules for arrivals. As the airport looks ahead to the future, a few airlines have emerged from the pandemic challenges as success stories.

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