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 (12)
1. Episode 1
Aired 12 March 2001 • 30 min
Airport staff at Luton face a mutiny when a flight to Nice is rescheduled, and a woman loses her temper after mislaying her bag in Liverpool.
2. Episode 2
Aired 19 March 2001 • 30 min
Jane considers changing jobs to run dispatch out on the tarmac. And a woman with a severe fear of flying goes on an extreme journey to try and conquer the great.
3. Episode 3
Aired 26 March 2001 • 30 min
Two Ivory Coast fishermen become stranded, angry passengers try to storm passport control, and Rugby legend Tony Underwood embarks on a new career.
4. Episode 4
Aired 2 April 2001 • 30 min
Ethan refuses to check in a passenger, and a family's flight to Majorca is cancelled due to an overloaded plane.
5. Episode 5
Aired 9 April 2001 • 30 min
6. Episode 6
Aired 16 April 2001 • 30 min
An angry passenger demands a refund after late public transport causes him to miss his flight, and comic performer Kit Hesketh-Harvey composes a song about easyJet
7. Episode 7
Aired 23 April 2001 • 30 min
A man loses his temper when he is not allowed to pay for a ticket with a French cheque, and easyJet staff begin to run their check-in desks at Geneva.
8. Episode 8
Aired 25 April 2001 • 30 min
The new recruits begin their training course, former Coronation Street star Beverley Callard returns home to Marbella and Stelios Haji-Ioannou floats easyJet on the stock market.
9. Episode 9
Aired 30 April 2001 • 30 min
A snowboarder regrets not purchasing holiday insurance and staff are serenaded by 1980s rock band Marillion.
10. Episode 10
Aired 14 May 2001 • 30 min
Fog descends on Luton Airport, ensuring new boy Leo Jones has his hands full dealing with the disruption. Captain Mike Jameson struggles to play a quiet round of golf thanks to the intervention of an unlikely person, and Liverpool-based Leanne Chung has disappointing news for a Dublin-bound traveller.
11. Episode 11
Aired 21 May 2001 • 30 min
A 14-year-old boy tries to check in without a passport, and Leo Jones goes for an early promotion.
12. Episode 12
Aired 28 May 2001 • 30 min
Confusion over check-in times causes problems in Luton, while a lost passport holds up a plane's departure.