In the first edition, Heathrow is brought to a standstill by fog, Michele Harris is assessed for the job of terminal duty officer and a missing flute causes chaos for Aeroflot supervisor Jeremy Spake as the Moscow Symphony Orchestra prepares to fly home.

In tonight's programme capturing real-life dramas at Heathrow Airport, Anita Newcourt loses a president but finds a prince in the Royal Suite; two missing water bottles threaten to keep an Aeroflot flight grounded; and Egon Ronay checks out the airport's restaurants.