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. The series debuted on January 5, 2004, on A&E and ran for three seasons. It was narrated by

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. On December 15, 2005, it was cancelled after three seasons.

Premise

The series is focused on passengers and flights originating out of

focus cities at Baltimore-Washington International,

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, Houston's

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and Los Angeles International. The series also follows customers in all types of moods and situations, and also takes a look at employees both on and off the job. The series is based on a British series of the same name. The British series followed the employees of

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in its first season and

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Cast

Baltimore/Washington (BWI)

* Eric DeCosmo — Provising Agent * Christy Goad-DeCosmo — Customer Service Agent * Nicholas Hadeed — Customer Service Agent/Flight Attendant * Carole Jennings - Customer Service Supervisor * Sue Lee — Customer Service Supervisor * Chris Marr — Customer Service Supervisor * Gina Terrano — Customer Service Agent/Flight Attendant

Chicago-Midway (MDW)

*Jesse Atkinson — Customer Service Supervisor * Colleen Bragiel — Customer Service Manager * Val Brown — Customer Service Supervisor * Denise Brown-Bess — Customer Service Supervisor * Anita Herbert — Customer Service Supervisor * Veolia Hewitt-Norris — Customer Service Manager

Houston-Hobby (HOU)

* Holly Bradford — Customer Service Supervisor * Kelley Casterjana — Customer Service Supervisor * Cindy Treyes — Customer Service Supervisor * Brian "Chance" Willams — Customer Service Supervisor

Los Angeles (LAX)

* Susie Boersma — Customer Service Supervisor * Mike Carr — Customer Service Supervisor * Yolanda Martin — Customer Service Supervisor * Steve Ramirez — Customer Service Supervisor * Gustavo Yanez — Customer Service Supervisor — AirTran Airways

Episodes

Season 1 (2004)

Season 2 (2004-2005)

Season 3 (2005)

References

External links

* {{Aviation reality television 2000s American documentary television series 2004 American television series debuts 2005 American television series endings A&E (TV network) original programming American television series based on British television series Documentary television series about aviation English-language television shows Southwest Airlines Television series by ITV Studios Television shows set in Houston Aviation television series