Season 1 Plot
Follows the folks whose daily challenge is getting thousands of passengers to their destinations on time and in a happy mood.
On the Fly Season 1 aired on May 24th, 2012.
Season 1 Episodes
1. I Want to Leave This Place!
2. Delayed and Enraged
A woman takes her anger out on a supervisor after missing a connecting flight because her previous one was late. Meanwhile, passengers grumble when their flight is delayed by weather for the second time; and a college student wants to bring his pet fish aboard.
3. But I Have a Life!
Chicago airport supervisor Angelica meets a plane returning to the gate with a passenger who refuses to turn off his cellphone. Will she let him board another flight? In Baltimore, A flight delayed from Orlando leaves passengers with missed connections.
4. I Give You A Disclaimer: I Curse!
An oversold flight to Vegas has passengers venting in the Windy City. Airport supervisor Shadia is called to calm the situation. At another Chicago gate, Gina's coping with a cursing passenger whose bag won't fit in the overhead bin.
5. Show Me What You Got
A man bound for Las Vegas—and his bachelor party—goes to extremes to get out of a Chicago snowstorm; a customer-service agent in Florida challenges passengers to a dance competition; a couple miss their flight in Baltimore.
6. Stir That Pot
A passenger stirs up trouble and tests a supervisor's mettle when a plane bound for Florida is delayed in Baltimore; a mandolin player might miss a gig when he's stuck in Denver, but tries an impromptu performance to improve his chances of getting there.
7. Mardi Gras Madness
A supervisor performs CPR on a passenger waiting for a ticket in Fort Lauderdale; a Mardi Gras reveler tests the judgment of a supervisor in New Orleans.
8. Stay Classy Alabama
An older man is missing as a plane begins to board; a passenger denies a supervisor's request to remove an offensive sticker; a woman hopes to rekindle a high-school romance.
9. That Dog is Obnoxious
A bridesmaid is stranded by a snowstorm in Denver and hopes she can get to Las Vegas in time for a wedding; a supervisor assesses a barking dog's fitness to fly in Baltimore.
10. Frantic to Fly
A husband and wife fighting on a plane about to take off in Chicago requires a supervisor's intervention; a first-time flier is unnerved by a plane's mechanical issues, so a supervisor helps her get back aboard.
11. Gave My Seat Away
A passenger is caught smoking during a flight; a lawyer is irate after her seat is given away to a standby passenger because she didn't board in time.
12. Wake Up Dude
A passenger misses a flight while asleep at a New Orleans airport; a customer-service supervisor listens to a couple who missed a connection on their way to Albany, N.Y.; a baggage agent in Fort Lauderdale wonders if a giant sombrero breaks the rules.
13. On the Edge
It's St Patrick's Day, and for a Chicago supervisor that means dealing with a intoxicated reveler who will go to devious lengths to board a flight. Later, a supervisor finds an abandoned portable oxygen machine and wonders: doesn't the owner need it?