About The Show

Using state-of-the-art equipment to x-ray scan the airport, find out how every action is precisely controlled: from the baggage network to the cockpit.

Episodes

Episode 1

Race Against the Clock

What is the most hectic job at the airport: what does it take to get an airliner parked, fuelled, cleaned, loaded and boarded for its next flight?

Episode 2

Total Control

Using state-of-the-art equipment to x-ray scan the airport, find out how every action is precisely controlled: from the baggage network to the cockpit.

Episode 3

The Airport Never Sleeps

Join the night shift's essential crews - from the snow plough teams ready to clear runways in a blizzard, to the cleaning trucks and fire service.

Episode 4

Crossroads of the World

Flights from five continents land at Frankfurt International Airport every day. Track how cargo is distributed and passengers are managed.

Episode 5

Failure Is Not An Option

Meet the airport's highly-pressured engineering teams, the security personal who enforce the law and many more of Frankfurt's unsung heroes.