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Ultimate Airport Dubai

2013–2015 · 3 seasons

A breezy, behind-the-scenes look at a bustling airport, mixing mild workplace drama with impressive logistics and human moments.

Created by: Peter Gauvain, Nick O'Meally
Genres: Documentary, Reality
Starring: Tom Goodman-Hill

Overview: Less than 55 years ago, Dubai International Airport was a vast desert of sand. Today, it is a modern mecca of international air travel. With a staggering 344,000 flights, 57 million passengers and 2 million tons of cargo flying in and out each year, it is the worlds third busiest airport for international passengers. In Ultimate Airport Dubai, step behind-the-scenes of Dubai Internationals three massive terminals, including Terminal 3 the largest building on earth by floor space, measuring 359 football pitches in size! With unprecedented access to all facets of this mega facility, the series follows some of the 60,000 staff working hard to keep it safe, secure, and on schedule.

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Created by: Peter Gauvain, Nick O'Meally
Genres: Documentary, Reality
Starring: Tom Goodman-Hill

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
survival
technology
class
identity
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: procedural
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: documentary, reality
Created by: Peter Gauvain, Nick O'Meally, David Coward, Alex Gower-Jackson, Steve Bonser, Simon Everson
Starring: Tom Goodman-Hill
Length: 3 seasons, 30 episodes, 45 min each
Network: National Geographic Channel
Country: United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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