A duty manager encounters a suspicious package; a rookie handles two medical emergencies in one hour and a freight handling crew struggle with a bulging cargo pallet.
An incoming aircraft suffers multiple lightning strikes and must be checked for damage. High winds cause runway shutdowns and delays. A leaking liquid triggers a hazmat response, and aggravated passengers are removed from some flights.
The emergency agencies carry out a simulated plane crash exercise, but dangerous winds then close two runways, followed by a real electrical outage, and the alarm is raised from an explosion inside a passenger terminal.
Severe rainfall closes two runways while there is a life or death situation in the air. A fire training exercise is suddenly replaced with the real thing.
A report of a collapsed woman sees the Duty Managers in an urgent hunt across Terminals. A VIP Movement heightens Security checks on suspicious items in baggage, and a boys development group enjoy their first aircraft trip.
Security breaches, an air ambulance emergency, drugs in an abandoned suitcase and an angry passenger all add up to a Friday drama for the airport management.
With three systems breakdowns to deal with, it is going to be a long day for Bag Manager Kevin. Security track down a man travelling with firearms and an unattended bag is investigated.
24 hours a day, 365 days of a year, work can never stop for the maintenance, safety and emergency responders, and they must be ever vigilant for situations that could escalate into a disaster.
In the middle of the busy Chrismas holiday season, thousands of families flood the Airport, but the discovery of an unidentified white powder on an aircraft triggers an emergency response.