Airline (2004)
Airline is an American reality television series that showcases the daily happenings of passengers, ground workers and on-board staff members of Southwest Airlines. The series debuted on January 5, 2004 on A&E and ran for three seasons.
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Episode 1 - Judgment Day
Release Date: 2004-07-05A provisioning agent in Baltimore wants to propose to a co-worker, but must wait until she deals with a crisis at the gate. In Chicago, a passenger blows his top and resorts to rough language when he learns he can't get on a flight home. And in Los Angeles, two sisters, on their way to see their father for the first time in 35 years, begin celebrating a little early, and may not be allowed to board their plane.
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Episode 2 - The Big Squeeze
Release Date: 2004-07-05A family of six is told that only five seats are available on their flight; a blind man waits to meet his blind date; a customer loses her ticket.
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Episode 3 - Family Business
Release Date: 2004-07-12In Chicago, a staffer awaits a brother returning from fighting in Iraq.
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Episode 4 - Unfit for Travel
Release Date: 2004-07-19A woman traveling with her dog is reminded of the no-pet policy; and a passenger with live chickens is told they can't be brought on the plane.
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Episode 5 - That's Entertainment!
Release Date: 2004-07-26William Hung is spotted at LAX, where he gives an impromptu performance of "She Bangs"; costumes for a Madonna concert disappear. In Chicago, rock fans try to convince staffers that they're in a band.
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Episode 6 - High & Mighty
Release Date: 2004-08-02Strongman Phil Pfister needs a seat with leg room on his flight to the Battle of Muscle Beach contest; a staffer in Los Angeles deals with a crate of clams in the baggage area.
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Episode 7 - Down to the Wire
Release Date: 2004-08-09A family discovers that they left their tickets on a bus; police investigate an abandoned bag; a family arrives with 18 boxes and only have 20 minutes to board their flight.
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Episode 8 - Fly Babies
Release Date: 2004-08-16Pilot Tony May gives a group of fourth-graders a lesson on flying. Also: a child has separation anxiety when her parents send her to stay with her uncle while they head to India.
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Episode 9 - Rules Are Rules
Release Date: 2004-10-18A passenger gets angry when told to come off a flight to make room for two flight attendants; a passenger's lighter is confiscated; a man travels for his first day at a naval academy. Also: trouble involving a boy with cerebral palsy.
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Episode 10 - Battle of Wills
Release Date: 2004-11-01A widow travels to meet members of her deceased husband's Vietnam War platoon; two passengers have an altercation; a passenger is confused about his flight time.
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Episode 11 - Expect the Unexpected
Release Date: 2004-08-23A man takes his wife to Las Vegas for their 30th anniversary and has a surprise visitor for her onboard. Also: a drunk stand-up comic; and woman with decaying fish in her bags.
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Episode 12 - All Shapes and Sizes
Release Date: 2004-08-30A staff person must decide if turtles can be allowed on a plane; a plus-sized passenger is told she must purchase two tickets; a very tall teen requires an exit-row seat.
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Episode 13 - Lost in Translation
Release Date: 2004-09-13Yolanda tries to help a Saudi Arabian woman who can't speak English, while Denise encounters the same situation with a Czech man. Also: a delayed flight.
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Episode 14 - No Laughing Matter
Release Date: 2004-09-20A passenger is removed from a plane after an incident with a flight attendant; Carol confronts and irate grandmother; and Mike deals with a passenger with a bad attitude.
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Episode 15 - Emotional Baggage
Release Date: 2004-09-27A family is turned away because they are carrying too much liquor; a passenger confronts her fear of flying; and photographers are unhappy that they have to check their equipment.
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Episode 16 - The Stress Test
Release Date: 2004-10-04A man gets drunk at a bar; a pilot performs at a stunt show.
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Episode 17 - In Sickness and In Health
Release Date: 2004-10-11A boy suffering from a brain tumor is traveling to get an operation. Also: a woman has a seizure.
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Episode 18 - Let There Be Love
Release Date: 2004-11-08A woman travels to Florida for a blind date; comedian Bobby Collins travels to Las Vegas.
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Episode 19 - Precious Cargo
Release Date: 2004-11-29Ed Siegenfeld travels with the Triple Crown trophy; a passenger is not allowed to travel with her oxygen tank.
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Episode 20 - Dazed and Confused
Release Date: 2004-12-06A family arrives without their tickets, which they left on a bus; a staffer is hesitant to let a man in need of medical attention on board a plane; and two businessmen learn that their seats have been given away.
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Episode 21 - You Can't Win Them All
Release Date: 2004-12-20A 5-year-old is afraid to fly, and threatens her family's trip; a passenger travels to participate in a trapshooting contest; and a mother wants her plane free of peanut dust to accommodate her allergic son.
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Episode 22 - Fun & Games
Release Date: 2004-12-20A flight attendant known for his celebrity impersonations has fun with comedian Ron Pearson; and a passenger emits a foul odor.
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Episode 23 - Live and Let Fly
Release Date: 2005-01-10Capt. "Bubba" Edens takes his last flight. Also: a staffer deals with a passenger carrying cockroaches in his bag.
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Episode 24 - So Near Yet So Far
Release Date: 2005-01-17A father searches for his teenage daughter, whom he fears got off at the wrong airport; a disabled passenger's scooter breaks.
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Episode 25 - Shaken & Stirred
Release Date: 2005-01-31An overbooked flight to Las Vegas makes tempers flare; a woman cries when her boyfriend fails to give her an appropriate farewell; the LAX staff has a bowling match.
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Episode 26 - No Going Back
Release Date: 2005-02-14A man carries a rare tree, one grown in soil from every U.S. state; a passenger refuses to pay a $1 upgrade fee; a woman says goodbye to her boyfriend, a marine departing for Iraq.
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Episode 27 - Live and Let Fly
Release Date: 2005-01-10Capt. "Bubba" Edens takes his last flight. Also: a staffer deals with a passenger carrying cockroaches in his bag.