For police, there's the never-ending battle to keep taxi touts away from the airport; for passengers, there's a frustrating delay for a flight to Sri Lanka.
Sarah tries to track down a distressed and abusive man, Stuart is called to investigate a cargo of parrots, and the victims of the tsunami disaster are honoured with a three-minute silence.
It's more a case of "cheek-in" as pop duo the Cheeky Girls hand over their luggage, turning some head. Stuart acts as matchmaker between two cantankerous crocodiles bound for Spain, and an illicit cigarette triggers a terminal evacuation.
The police arrest a passenger who's become violent when boarding a flight to South Africa. Greig looks after a cargo of valuable racing pigeons and Stuart has to deal with a magnificent Russian sea eagle.
Greig and Dave are on the receiving end of passenger anger when fog over Europe causes scores of flights to be cancelled. Stuart is inundated with cats and dogs as the pet-passport scheme gets into full swing.
The Queen pays a flying visit to the royal suite, Steve has to rescue a stranded swan on the runway, while Naomi has some very delicate baggage to handle.
Journalists Steve and Russell try to elicit a quote from Bob Geldof, who's bound for the G8 summit in Edinburgh. Stuart has to nurse a dehydrated fox, while Steph investigates reports of a trapped cat.