Ultimate Airport Dubai

From no-show passengers to a broken system in the new concourse, the airport staff have to tackle a range of challenges.

In an airport where time is money, a routine tail-fin repair on a $208 million A330 jet hangs in the balance and the new concourse is soon to open.

The maintenance manager races against time to fix the baggage conveyer while the construction team prepare for the trial of the new concourse.

In this episode, engines, cargo and construction materials all go missing, pushing an airport already near capacity to its breaking point.

Behind-the-scenes over 60,000 people are hard at work, from ensuring the safety of the runway surface to dealing with drunken passengers.

This episode features an air traffic control emergency that leads to a runway closure and a task to re-number every departure gate in the airport.

Engineers are racing to complete the new Concourse A, with a crucial inspection by a member of the Emirates' royal family just a week away.

Delivering ambitious expansion plans while keeping it on track leads to testy times for the staff.

Dubai Airport is opening its $3.2 billion concourse but not all of its facilities are ready to launch.

John Taylor drives live runways to look for potentially dangerous debris while Mustapha Bourouche struggles to get the Perth flight away on time.

During the night a plane must make an emergency landing and a passenger attempts to bring live snakes in her bag.

Firefighters rush to the aid of a 777, a man loses his son, and the Airport Engineering team gears up for a construction project.

A plane park has been created to house a fleet of Boeing 777s during the billion-dollar runway upgrade project, and there is a possible drug bust.

Customs find half a million dollars worth of crystal meth, and missing cargo sets Ground Dispatch back as they race to get a flight out on time.

The airport is due to start a massive refurbishment project but unless the area is cleared of debris it will be delayed.

Trainee pilots simulate an emergency and artist Cat Stevens is at risk of missing a flight to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

An old A380 is brought in for maintenance, a trainee prepares for his first solo, and a passenger is caught with a fake passport.

Customs pulls over a smuggler, Ground Dispatch faces problems with an inbound flight missing cargo, and engineers delay a flight to Prague.

Customs pull in a suspicious man carrying uncut diamonds and have racehorses stuck in transport. Medical teams scramble for a heart attack.

A depiction of the daily struggles and triumphs in the airport that never sleeps, Dubai International, the fast-growing travel hub where thousands of employees cater to millions of passengers yearly.

At the world's busiest international airport, an emergency threatens to shut everything down, and a smuggler swallows cocaine.

Events thousands of miles away can impact the airport at any moment, that's why the airport's staff is trained to expect the unexpected.

Dubai International's busy Holiday period kicks off with an engine failure, onboard theft, and a diamond smuggler.

From to worst case scenarios and blazing fuel fires, Staff at Dubai International handle emergency calls daily.

Weather threatens medical plans, causes a diversion, threatens to collapse a ceiling, and heavily damages a plane.

All over the airport, employees are working flat out to keep things running 24/7, from engineers to customs officers and firefighters.

From an angry family who has missed a connection flight to a blocked toilet and engine repairs, staff at Dubai International are kept busy.

An alert is issued for a possible case of Ebola, and the airport is on high-alert until the diagnosis is confirmed by authorities.

The all-important Way Finding Trial looms and critical last minute checks are being made. Meanwhile, customs makes a big bust.

A Royal visit to Concourse D means it's judgement day, and Customs manages to catch a passenger with a massive haul of illegal drugs.