Airport: Below Zero (2016)
This thrilling new documentary series reveals the intricate and intense balancing act required to keep operations running smoothly at Edmonton International Airport, Canada's most northerly major airport.
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Episode 1 - Stormy Weather
Release Date: 2016-10-05Edmonton International Airport braces for the first blizzard of the season while 30,000 feet in the air a European flight gets diverted with a medical emergency on board: a critically ill passenger’s life is on the line.
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Episode 2 - Kentucky Fried Check-In
Release Date: 2016-10-12While a windstorm diverts a swarm of planes towards Edmonton International, airport staff deal with a missing passenger with amnesia and the KLM crew do their best to help a family see a dying relative one last time.
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Episode 3 - Owl Be Seeing You
Release Date: 2016-10-19The Edmonton International team makes sure two massive Russian cargo planes unload safely, a wayward snowy owl needs to be removed from the runway before it collides with an airplane and a broken baggage belt threatens to grind Air Canada’s morning rush to a halt.
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Episode 4 - To BB or Not to BB
Release Date: 2016-10-26At Edmonton International, RCMP remove a checked bag containing a BB gun, officers train dogs to sniff out potential explosives on a plane and a drunk blonde bombshell shows up at check-in.
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Episode 5 - Fort MacMurray
Release Date: 2016-11-02Edmonton International Airport braces itself for the arrival of 10,000 emergency evacuees from the devastating Fort MacMurray wildfires.
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Episode 6 - Northern Lates
Release Date: 2016-11-09A passenger heading to Hawaii may be denied boarding, while another passenger refuses to pay a visa fee on principle. Meanwhile, two passengers flying north to see the Northern Lights may be in the dark.
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Episode 7 - Sorry Is Not Good Enough
Release Date: 2016-11-23Crews at the executive flight center prepare for the arrival of Prime Minister Trudeau and Iron Maiden.
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Episode 8 - Air Supply of Booze
Release Date: 2016-02-17A drunk passenger tries to work out a cheaper deal for a flight to Iqaluit while an expired passport may cause a Nigerian bride to miss her own wedding. Meanwhile, it’s training day for Canada North’s pilots and flight attendants.
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Episode 9 - Lightning Does Not Strike Twice
Release Date: 2017-02-23Lightning stikes an inbound KLM flight which may delay hundreds of Europe-bound travelers. Meanwhile inside the terminal, a passenger strikes her head causing paramedics to respond.
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Episode 10 - Playing With Fire
Release Date: 2017-03-02A training day has Fire and Rescue Services involved with a simulated plane crash and massive fuel fire. In the terminal, an overbooked flight leaves a passenger's travel plans up in the air.