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Departure

Season 1 Episode 1 | 52m 30s

What does it take to get a million people off the ground and up in the air? Explore the building of the world’s biggest passenger plane, how designers control the flow of passengers through the busiest airport on the planet, and the perils of getting airborne in the coldest city on Earth.

Aired: 02/07/17 | Expires: 03/08/17
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