CelebAir
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CelebAir is a reality TV
series in which 11 celebrities performed the duties of cabin crew and check-in attendants. The series is presented by Angellica Bell
and aired on ITV2
from 2 September 2008 until 23 October 2008, when Lisa Maffia
was declared the winner.
For the show, Monarch Airlines
repainted one of its Airbus A321 aircraft, registration G-OZBI, with the CelebAir logo along with a new tail fin design. The aircraft was used for the majority of CelebAir flights, although the celebrities also worked on normal Monarch aircraft as well.
CelebAir activity took place on Monarch flights which were already part of the summer schedule, with the rear of the aircraft allocated as the CelebAir cabin with the celebrities working from the rear galley along with their mentors.
Before any of the celebrities were allowed to start their new jobs, they undertook a rigorous six-week training programme run by Monarch and were required to adhere to Monarch’s standards whilst working for CelebAir.
The series is set in London Gatwick Airport
and, in the finale, the private jet took off and landed at London Stansted Airport
. There are seven destinations that CelebAir flew to: Tenerife South Airport
, Faro Airport
, Málaga Airport
, Ibiza Airport
, Mahon Airport (Minorca), Larnaca International Airport
and Alicante Airport
.
The Series Was Cancelled after one series.
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Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series in which 11 celebrities performed the duties of cabin crew and check-in attendants. The series is presented by Angellica Bell
Angellica Bell
Angellica Bell is a British television and radio presenter.-Early life:Born in 1976 of St. Lucian heritage, Bell was educated in Ealing, West London at Notting Hill & Ealing High School. She later earned her BA Honours degree in Politics.-Television career:2000–2006Bell joined CBBC in May 2000...
and aired on ITV2
ITV2
ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...
from 2 September 2008 until 23 October 2008, when Lisa Maffia
Lisa Maffia
Lisa Finch Maffia is a platinum selling English singer-songwriter, musician, fashion designer, model and presenter, who originally came to the public's attention as the main female member of So Solid Crew...
was declared the winner.
For the show, Monarch Airlines
Monarch Airlines
Monarch Airlines, often shortened to and trading as Monarch, is a British charter and scheduled airline based at London Luton Airport in Luton. It is one of the United Kingdom's largest charter airlines, operating to Europe, the United States, the Caribbean, India and Africa, serving mainly leisure...
repainted one of its Airbus A321 aircraft, registration G-OZBI, with the CelebAir logo along with a new tail fin design. The aircraft was used for the majority of CelebAir flights, although the celebrities also worked on normal Monarch aircraft as well.
CelebAir activity took place on Monarch flights which were already part of the summer schedule, with the rear of the aircraft allocated as the CelebAir cabin with the celebrities working from the rear galley along with their mentors.
Before any of the celebrities were allowed to start their new jobs, they undertook a rigorous six-week training programme run by Monarch and were required to adhere to Monarch’s standards whilst working for CelebAir.
The series is set in London Gatwick Airport
London Gatwick Airport
Gatwick Airport is located 3.1 miles north of the centre of Crawley, West Sussex, and south of Central London. Previously known as London Gatwick,In 2010, the name changed from London Gatwick Airport to Gatwick Airport...
and, in the finale, the private jet took off and landed at London Stansted Airport
London Stansted Airport
-Cargo:-Statistics:-Infrastructure:-Terminal and satellite buildings:Stansted is the newest passenger airport of all the main London airports. The terminal is an oblong glass building, and is separated in to three areas: Check-in concourse, arrivals and departures...
. There are seven destinations that CelebAir flew to: Tenerife South Airport
Tenerife South Airport
Tenerife South Airport , previously known as Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport, is one of two international airports located on the island of Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands . Between its opening and the end of 2006, a total of 173,912,207 passengers passed through the airport...
, Faro Airport
Faro Airport
-Incidents and accidents:*On 21 December 1992, Martinair Flight 495 skidded off the runway in bad weather at Faro Airport killing 54 passengers and two crew out of a total of 340 people on board....
, Málaga Airport
Málaga Airport
Málaga Airport , also known as Malaga Costa Del Sol Airport and Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport, is the fourth busiest airport in Spain after Madrid-Barajas, Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca. It is an important airport for Spanish tourism as it is the main international airport serving the Costa Del Sol....
, Ibiza Airport
Ibiza Airport
Ibiza Airport is the airport serving the Balearic islands of Ibiza and Formentera in Spain, used by 95% of all people who arrive at or depart from these two islands...
, Mahon Airport (Minorca), Larnaca International Airport
Larnaca International Airport
Larnaca International Airport is an international airport located southwest of Larnaca, Cyprus. Larnaca International Airport is Cyprus' main international gateway and the larger of the country's two commercial airports, the other being Paphos International Airport on the island's southwestern...
and Alicante Airport
Alicante Airport
Alicante Airport , , originally named El Altet, is the sixth busiest airport in Spain, and the main airport for the Province of Alicante and the Region of Murcia. The airport is situated southwest of Alicante and east of Elche in the municipality of Elche on Mediterranean coast. Up to eighty...
.
The Series Was Cancelled after one series.
Celebrities
| Celebrity | Occupation | Status |
|---|---|---|
Mica Paris Mica Paris is an English soul singer, radio and television presenter, and occasional actress. Her forename is pronounced Misha.-Beginnings:Paris' roots are in soul and gospel music... |
Singer and Television Presenter | Eliminated 1st on 2 September 2008 |
Kenzie James Victor MacKenzie , better known as Kenzie or MC Kenzie, is a British rapper and former member of 10-piece UK pop-rap band Blazin' Squad. He now makes a living as a personal fitness instructor in Fairlop.- Blazin Squad :Blazin' Squad was a ten-piece UK pop-rap vocal band... |
Blazin' Squad Blazin' Squad Blazin' Squad were an English pop-rap vocal group. The group enjoyed significant success in the UK, achieving six top ten hits, including "Crossroads", a cover version of the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony original.-In The Beginning: 2002:... group Member |
Eliminated 2nd on 9 September 2008 |
Tamara Beckwith Tamara Beckwith is an English socialite, noted for her coverage in glossy celebrity magazines such as OK! and Hello! magazine.-Early life:... |
It Girl It girl "It girl" is a term for a young woman who possess the quality "It", absolute attraction.The early usage of the concept "it" in this meaning may be seen in a story by Rudyard Kipling: "It isn't beauty, so to speak, nor good talk necessarily. It's just 'It'."... and Writer |
Eliminated 3rd on 16 September 2008 |
Phil Cornwell Phil Cornwell is an English comedian, actor, impressionist and writer. He is probably best known as being part of the Dead Ringers television and radio series... |
Comedian and Impressionist | Eliminated 4th on 23 September 2008 |
Johnny Shentall Johnny Shentall was a member of the British pop group Boom!! and then later became a member Hear'say in 2002 having replaced Kym Marsh... |
Hear'Say Hear'Say Hear'Say were a British manufactured pop group created in February 2001 from the winners of Popstars, an ITV reality TV show based on a New Zealand show of the same name. They enjoyed huge success with their debut single "Pure and Simple", helped by the publicity surrounding Popstars, the first of... former group member |
Eliminated 5th & 6th on 2 October 2008 |
Lisa Scott-Lee Lisa Scott-Lee is a Welsh singer. She has worked as a songwriter and is a graduate of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts stage school. Lisa is best known as one fifth of pop group Steps from 1997 until their split on Boxing Day 2001 and recently reformed in 2011. Scott Lee released her debut... |
Steps group Member | |
| Neighbours Neighbours Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems... Actor |
Eliminated 7th on 9 October 2008 |
|
| Model | Eliminated 8th on 16 October 2008 |
|
Chico Slimani Yousseph "Chico" Slimani is a Welsh born singer of Moroccan descent who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor. In 2006, he had a number 1 hit on the British charts entitled "It's Chico Time"... |
Pop Singer and X Factor 5th Place | Third Place on 23 October 2008 |
Amy Lamé Amy Lamé is an American-born, British performer, writer, television and radio presenter and producer.-Biography:Lamé was born Amy Caddle and raised in Keyport, New Jersey. She attended Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland and moved to London in 1992... |
Comedian and Writer | Runner-Up on 23 October 2008 |
Lisa Maffia Lisa Finch Maffia is a platinum selling English singer-songwriter, musician, fashion designer, model and presenter, who originally came to the public's attention as the main female member of So Solid Crew... |
Model and Singer | Winner on 23 October 2008 |
Information
- Tamara was pregnant whilst filming was taking place. Due to her pregnancy she was unable to work on the flights.
- Lisa and Jonny were sacked in a double elimination due to the two of them abandoning their cabin crew duties to party for two hours at EdenSant Antoni de PortmanySant Antoni de Portmany is a town on the western coast of Ibiza. It is the second-largest town and municipality in Ibiza; an island described by Time Out magazine as "arguably the clubbing capital of the universe"...
in IbizaIbizaIbiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
instead of crewing the return flight to London GatwickLondon Gatwick AirportGatwick Airport is located 3.1 miles north of the centre of Crawley, West Sussex, and south of Central London. Previously known as London Gatwick,In 2010, the name changed from London Gatwick Airport to Gatwick Airport...
.
Cancelled
It Was announced in late 2008 that the show had been cancelled after only one series. The Series was cancelled due to poor ratings and lack of celebrity interest.Television Ratings (Series 1)
| Show | Original Air Date | Overnight Ratings | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | 2 September | 549,000 | |
| Episode 2 | 9 September | 266,000 | |
| Episode 3 | 16 September | 235,000 | |
| Episode 4 | 23 September | 163,000 | |
| Episode 5 | 2 October | — | — |
| Episode 6 | 9 October | 273,000 | |
| Episode 7 | 16 October | 235,000 | |
| Episode 8 | 23 October | 254,000 |
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