# A&E's Airline

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-es-airline/279820>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 14, 2004, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-es-airline/279820 "2004-12-14T18:23:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-es-airline/279820/21 "2004-12-15T14:45:20Z")

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> [@asterion](#):
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> Is there a list of where they filmed this? Somehow I have the idea stuck in my head that one of the places was ABQ.

I’m pretty sure it’s just LAX, Chicago-Midway and Baltimore. Last season was only LA and Chicago, they added Baltimore in season two.

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**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-es-airline/279820/22 "2004-12-15T15:41:09Z")

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Before watching this show, I had no idea what these gate employees went through. I also had no idea so many people were so afraid of flying that they needed to pound back a few. But yeah, some of those employees deserve a medal for patience, or at least, not decking people.

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-es-airline/279820/23 "2004-12-15T18:11:24Z")

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Oh man, I love _Airline_! Like **Lute Skywatcher** , I’ve also seen the British one about Heathrow (an airport I “christened” as a kid, upon returning from Tenerife . . . ah, memories . . .). I don’t know what draws me to this show so much, but when A&E has _Airline_ marathons I will often find myself watching a handful of episodes in a row, staring at the TV as though I’ve been hypnotized. My brother works for the TSA as a baggage screener, and has been doing that job since before there was a TSA, so I’ve heard some horror stories from him over the years – but nothing like what I see on these shows.

I’ve always had sympathy for gate agents and flight attendants (airline employees in general), but now I have even more. I alwas think of the show when I’m in an airport now. And one unexpected benefit is that when I fly, if any of my fellow travelers are annoying I’m able to compare them to the worst I’ve seen on TV and thank my lucky stars that they aren’t _that_ bad (and you can be sure I thank my lucky stars that I haven’t traveled with any people that bad yet!). 🙂

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