About this season
Airline is a fly on the wall television programme, produced in the United Kingdom that showcases the daily happenings of passengers, ground workers and on-board staff of Britannia and later EasyJet. The show was broadcast between 1998 and 2006 on ITV, is often repeated on ITV2 and shown on syndication on Pick TV. The programme's success sparked a US version of the series, following American low-cost airline Southwest Airlines.
Episodes (11)
1. Episode 1
Aired 10 September 1999 • 30 min
Check-in girl Katrina faces her first day back after cancer treatment, manager Jane prepares for a confrontation with a late flyer, and rumours circulate that Sharon Stone is on a flight.
2. Episode 2
Aired 17 September 1999 • 30 min
3. Episode 3
Aired 1 October 1999 • 30 min
Check-in girl Katrina gets the all clear for cancer, a brass band entertains fellow passengers, and Manchester United fans fly out to watch their team in the European Cup final.
4. Episode 4
Aired 8 October 1999 • 30 min
Check-in supervisor Jane Boulton shows a caring side to her nature, and aerobatic pilot James McBride loops the loop in a bid to get his licence renewed. In Luton, an amorous couple leave Katrina feeling nauseous, while easyJet passenger Adrian Cave flies to Zurich to audition at an opera studio.
5. Episode 5
Aired 15 October 1999 • 30 min
A woman pays a tearful visit to the pet dog she was forced to leave behind in Majorca, and Liverpool despatcher Kevin Reardon has to deal with a would-be traveller who has turned up with the wrong passport. Meanwhile, an irate German passenger causes a scene at Luton, and fog delays flights in Scotland, causing tempers to fray.
6. Episode 6
Aired 22 October 1999 • 30 min
Captain James McBride arranges some unusual in-flight entertainment for Liverpool FC, and check-in girl Katrina plays a practical joke on her supervisor. Pee Pee the hamster is refused permission to fly to Greece with his owner, and a 79-year-old Scot also finds himself stuck at the airport.
7. Episode 7
Aired 29 October 1999 • 30 min
Supervisor Jane Boulton is all of a flutter as Eighties pop icon Simon Le Bon flies into Luton, and a Spanish hunk makes her acquaintance. Meanwhile, a bride-to-be loses her passport, leaving her with only an hour to find it before her flight leaves, and Ferrari hunter Simon Empson heads for Geneva.
8. Episode 8
Aired 5 November 1999 • 30 min
Love blossoms amid the unlikely surroundings of Luton airport as Jane sets out to find a new man, and Katrina calls on all her tact and sensitivity as she attempts to reunite a lovelorn Spanish couple.
9. Episode 9
Aired 20 November 1999 • 30 min
Check-in manager Jane hands in her notice, and a would-be model jets to Nice for a pageant final.
10. Episode 10
Aired 10 December 1999 • 30 min
After handing in her notice at Luton, Jane has second thoughts about the Lanzarote job and Kevin decides he's had enough of despatch work in Liverpool, while Katrina looks forward to the easyJet summer party. Captain James McBride has a difficult journey driving through heavy traffic to reach a beach in northern France in time to see the eclipse. Last in series.
11. Airline at Christmas
Aired 27 December 1999 • 30 min