Ten part SBS series Inside Sydney Airport takes viewers behind the scenes at one of the busiest airports in the Southern Hemisphere, Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport.
The series is produced by ITV Studios Australia and follows from Inside Central Station.
Positioned on Botany Bay, Sydney Airport is the gateway to the Pacific Ocean with up to 180,000 people entering the airport precinct every day. Volatile weather patterns, security breaches, technical issues and the human element place pressure on keeping the 900 flights safely on schedule.
Episode One: Dawn To Curfew
Operating under a noise curfew between 2300 – 0600 hours, the pressure is on at Sydney Airport to complete 900 plane movements in a day. Duty Manager George is confronted by a suspicious package. Meanwhile Rookie Mel suddenly has two medical emergencies in the space of an hour. And a freight handling crew have a problem with loading a bulging cargo pod.
7:30pm Thursday June 1 on SBS.
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