This episode reveals how cleaners, ground staff and flight crew turn around hundreds of incoming planes and prepare them for their next take-off. Subscribe to Our Stories: https://bit.ly/3lzSXhv

Documentary series going behind the scenes at Britain's busiest and biggest international airport - London Heathrow. This episode reveals how cleaners, ground staff and flight crew turn around hundreds of incoming planes and prepare them for their next take-off, among them the world's largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380. The airport is about to open a brand new two billion pound terminal and welcomes a very special royal guest. Duty manager Andy is called on to defuse a major international protest, and a team of workers battle the elements as they try to resurface one of the runways overnight before the first flight of the morning arrives.

Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport - Season 1 Episode 2

This film was first broadcast: 11 Jun 2015

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