The Airport: Back in the Skies
90s TV Legend Jeremy Spake presents a look at Heathrow Airport during 4 months of the Covid-19 pandemic as the airport prepares to resume full operations after 18 months of travel restrictions.
- 2022-2022
- 1 season
- Documentary
90s TV Legend Jeremy Spake presents a look at Heathrow Airport during 4 months of the Covid-19 pandemic as the airport prepares to resume full operations after 18 months of travel restrictions.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
29 mins
It's mid-October, and after 18 months of travel restrictions, Jeremy arrives in Heathrow to find the airport decimated by Covid-19. He helps prepare a Boeing 787 bound for Delhi and meets Australian residents desperate to return home.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
29 mins
It's November, and Heathrow's most lucrative US routes are opening up to vaccinated passengers. Out on the apron, excitement is in the air as two aircraft prepare for a historic dual take-off.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
29 mins
Rising passenger numbers mean that everyone needs to adapt to busier skies. Jeremy finds out how air traffic control are acclimatising to increased traffic and tries his hand at ordering planes for take-off in the NATS simulator.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
29 mins
As Christmas approaches, Heathrow is hit hard by the effects of the Omicron variant. Jeremy meets an Irish nurse who has been working on Covid wards and is desperate to travel back to Dublin.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
29 mins
Jeremy discovers that while most airlines were grounded by Covid, some have emerged from the pandemic as success stories. He also looks at attempts to reduce aircraft emissions.
Episode 6