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The Best Episodes of Ultimate Airport Dubai

Every episode of Ultimate Airport Dubai ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Ultimate Airport Dubai!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 2 Episode 5 - Faulty Planes
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #1 - Faulty Planes

    S2:E5

    Faulty planes, awkward cargo and missing passengers cause havoc for staff working the night shift at Dubai International, when up to 34 planes can land every hour

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 3 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Episode 10

    S3:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 1 Episode 5 - Domino Effect
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #3 - Domino Effect

    S1:E5

    The Airport Services Manager deals with passengers getting connections to Australia. They must depart on time, or the flights cannot land.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 3 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    7.5/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Episode 7

    S3:E7

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 2 Episode 8 - Cocaine Customs
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Cocaine Customs

    S2:E8

    Customs officers discover $135,000 worth of cocaine hidden among a passenger's shirts, while things go wrong when staff test out a spare parking space for a plane.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 2 Episode 10 - Aircraft Makeover
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Aircraft Makeover

    S2:E10

    A passenger jet comes into the Aircraft Appearance Centre to get a makeover. The airport’s double runway overhaul is unveiled.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 3 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Episode 5

    S3:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 1 Episode 3 - Lost Cargo
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #8 - Lost Cargo

    S1:E3

    The pressure is on as engines, cargo and construction materials all go missing - pushing an airport already near-capacity to breaking point.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 3 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Episode 1

    S3:E1

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Episode 2

    S3:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 1 Episode 1 - Billion Dollar Concourse
    7.2/10(23 votes)

    #11 - Billion Dollar Concourse

    S1:E1

    The new concourse is trialed to test if it's on schedule to receive 15 million passengers and 33 of the mighty 389-million-dollar Airbus A380s.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 1 Episode 4 - Customs Crystal
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Customs Crystal

    S1:E4

    Customs find crystal meth in the luggage of a passenger from Ghana and a pigeon delays an Emirates flight at Manchester.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 2 Episode 4 - Crystal Meth
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Crystal Meth

    S2:E4

    Staff members come under increased stress when an emergency landing threatens to shut down the airport. At customs, officers uncover a significant amount of crystal meth

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 3 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Episode 3

    S3:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 3 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Episode 6

    S3:E6

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 1 Episode 2 - The Hard Shift
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #16 - The Hard Shift

    S1:E2

    The construction team behind the new concourse feel the heat as more than 200 volunteers test whether it's ready to be used by the public.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 1 Episode 7 - Holiday on Delay
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #17 - Holiday on Delay

    S1:E7

    David Robson must greet some temperamental VIP passengers and Dispatcher Nizel has a problem when a brand-new A380 goes missing.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 1 Episode 10 - Dangerous Debris
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Dangerous Debris

    S1:E10

    Missing passengers threaten to seriously delay a flight to Perth. Meanwhile, there are headaches for engineers when a $208million jet refuses to start

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 2 Episode 7 - A380 Maintenance
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #19 - A380 Maintenance

    S2:E7

    Staff confront a passenger travelling on a fake passport. Meanwhile, six years after its purchase, the first Emirates Airlines Airbus receives a thorough maintenance check.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 3 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Episode 9

    S3:E9

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 1 Episode 6 - Stranded
    6.8/10(14 votes)

    #21 - Stranded

    S1:E6

    Duty Manager Khalil has to help a family stranded in the terminal, while Controller Nargis must free a cargo of meat stuck in the desert heat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 2 Episode 2 - Firefighters
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    #22 - Firefighters

    S2:E2

    Firefighters rush to the aid of a Boeing 777 full of passengers, while a man loses his son in the airport terminal

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 1 Episode 8 - Missing Passenger
    6.7/10(13 votes)

    #23 - Missing Passenger

    S1:E8

    Passenger Operations has to cope with a group of stranded tourists, and a missing passenger puts a curfew-critical flight to Sydney in jeopardy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 2 Episode 3 - Customs Officers
    6.7/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Customs Officers

    S2:E3

    Customs officers uncover what could be their biggest drugs haul in 10 years, and an engineer races against the clock when a fault is found on a plane two hours before take-off

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Ultimate Airport Dubai Season 1 Episode 9 - Ring the Alarm
    6.6/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Ring the Alarm

    S1:E9

    Although Dubai International tries to prepare for every scenario, more than one million passengers each week inevitably bring unusual challenges.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Faulty Planes" is the best rated episode of "Ultimate Airport Dubai". It scored 8/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/19/2014. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 10".