Airline is a British and later, American television reality show that showcases the daily happenings of passengers, ground workers and on-board staff members of Britannia and later EasyJet in the British version, and Southwest Airlines in the American version. The show in the UK has been shown since 1998 on ITV (ITV1) and on syndication on Sky Travel. The American version has started in 2004 on the A&E television channel and in the UK on ITV1 as Airline USA. Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... Britannia Airways was the UKs largest charter airline. ... easyJet is a low cost airline officially known as easyJet Airline Company PLC and is based at London Luton Airport. ... Southwest Airlines, Inc. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. The original ITV channel has now been rebranded as ITV1 by ITV plc (the operator of the Channel 3 franchises in England and Wales). ... ITV1 is a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... This article needs cleanup. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The A&E Network is a cable and satellite television network based in New York, New York. ...

The British Version

The original series of the show followed Britannia Airways based at Manchester and London-Gatwick. Britannia Airways was the UKs largest charter airline. ... There are two Manchester Airports: For the airport in Manchester, United Kingdom, see Manchester International Airport. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA Airport Code: LGW, ICAO Airport Code: EGKK) is Londons second airport and the second largest airport in the UK after Heathrow. ...

Since the second series was broadcast in 1999 the program has been following the staff and passengers of easyJet, featured mainly at its hubs at Liverpool John Lennon and London-Luton. However, it occasionally follows passengers with interesting or unusual stories to their final destinations. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... easyJet is a low cost airline officially known as easyJet Airline Company PLC and is based at London Luton Airport. ... Liverpool John Lennon Airport (IATA Airport Code LPL) is a fairly small-sized aviation facility in Liverpool, England. ... London Luton Airport (IATA Airport Code LTN, ICAO Airport Code EGGW, previously called Luton International Airport) is an airport about 30 miles to the north-west of London in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire. ...

A few celebrity look-a-like passengers include Sharon Stone and Sting. Sharon Stone (born Sharon Vonne Stone on March 10, 1958), is an American actress, model, and producer. ... Sting circa 1987 Gordon Matthew Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), best known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician and formerly bassist and lead singer of The Police. ...

The American Version

The show is broadcast on the A&E Network, and is centered on passengers and flights originating out of Southwest hubs at Chicago Midway, Los Angeles International and Baltimore-Washington International, although it often follows passengers on to their final destinations. Season 3 in 2005 started including stories at Houston's Hobby Airport. The A&E Network is a cable and satellite television network based in New York, New York. ... Chicago Midway Airport is an airport in Chicago, Illinois, located on the citys southwest side. ... This article is the most common use of LAX. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). ... Baltimore/Washington International Airport serves the Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC metro-region. ... Houston redirects here. ... William P. Hobby Airport is named after former Texas governor William P. Hobby and is located in Houston, Texas. ...

Airline follows customers in all types of moods and situations, a fair percentage being intoxicated would-be passengers, which compose most of the comedy for the show. It also takes a look at employees' adventures both on and off the job, including a customer service supervisor going to his high school reunion and the ceremony surrounding a 30-year pilot's last flight before retirement.

A few celebrity passengers have been caught by the show's cameras, including Randy Travis, Sisqo, Charo, and William Hung (of American Idol fame). Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959) is a North Carolina-born country singer. ... Sisqo on the cover of his 1999 LP Unleash the Dragon. ... Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza (born January 15, 1942), better known by the Latin American and Hollywood show business as Charo, is a singer, dancer, comedian, actress and classical guitar player who was born in Murcia, Spain. ... William Hung on American Idol (courtesy Fox Broadcasting) William Hung (Traditional Chinese: 孔慶翔, Simplified Chinese: 孔庆翔) (born January 13, 1983) is a Chinese American college student who gained fame and notoriety in early 2004 as a result of his audition performance of Ricky Martins hit song She Bangs on... A promotional poster for the fourth season of American Idol, in International Plaza Mall in Tampa. ...

Similar programs

• Airport - (UK)
• Animal Airport - (UK)

Animal Airport is a British reality television series following the staff at the animal reception centre based at London Heathrow Airport. ...

External links

• Airline official page (US) (http://www.aetv.com/tv/shows/airline/)
• Britannia Airways (UK) (http://www.britanniaairways.com)
• easyJet (UK) (http://www.easyjet.com/)
• Southwest Airlines (US) (http://www.southwest.com/)