New National Geographic Channel (NGC) series follows some of the 60,000 staff working at the Dubai International Airport, to keep it safe, secure and on schedule.

The ten-part series ‘Ultimate Airport Dubai’, which will premiere on September 5 on NGC, go behind-the-scenes of airport’s three massive terminals, including Terminal 3 – the largest building on earth by floor space, measuring 359 football pitches in size, said a statement.

The series includes a look at air traffic control handling emergency landings, customs intercepting suspected smugglers and engineers taking apart multi-million dollar jets to dealing with late flights and angry passengers, cargo headaches and even the construction of brand new $3.2 billion A380 facility, it said.

Dubai International handles more than 344,000 flights, 57 million passengers and 2 million tonnes of cargo flying in and out each year and it is the world’s second busiest airport for international passengers. - TradeArabia News Service