Unscheduled Departure

Episode aired Nov 13, 2011
TV-PGTV-PG
40m

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As the crew flies to Caracas, a dashing, wealthy passenger, Miguel, charms the stewardesses with invitations to his yacht. Meanwhile another passenger, Henry Belson, suffers a heart attack, ... Read allAs the crew flies to Caracas, a dashing, wealthy passenger, Miguel, charms the stewardesses with invitations to his yacht. Meanwhile another passenger, Henry Belson, suffers a heart attack, but there is no doctor on board to help out. The only hope of saving his life is to land i... Read allAs the crew flies to Caracas, a dashing, wealthy passenger, Miguel, charms the stewardesses with invitations to his yacht. Meanwhile another passenger, Henry Belson, suffers a heart attack, but there is no doctor on board to help out. The only hope of saving his life is to land in nearby Haiti to seek medical help. However, Haiti is a hotbed of local political unrest,... Read all

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As the crew flies to Caracas, a dashing, wealthy passenger, Miguel, charms the stewardesses with invitations to his yacht. Meanwhile another passenger, Henry Belson, suffers a heart attack, but there is no doctor on board to help out. The only hope of saving his life is to land in nearby Haiti to seek medical help. However, Haiti is a hotbed of local political unrest, reeling from tropical storms which downed trees and affected power - including the lights on the damaged runway. Colette and Ted team up to to make the dangerous trek for medical help. —ABC Publicity

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Trivia
The Boeing 707 used for all exterior shots is owned by John Travolta.

Goofs
The computer generated Boeing 707 shown in the aerial shots has different engines than the real one used on the ground on the Haiti set.

Quotes
Colette Valois: Are we in for some bad weather?
Dean Lowrey: It's October - 'tis the season.
Colette Valois: If you need any help in the cockpit, I do have experience.
Dean Lowrey: So one lesson and now you're the expert?
Colette Valois: Well, experts are only appreciated as much as amateurs - it loses its thrill.

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References Spartacus (1960)

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Pan Am End Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Blake Neely

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7/10

This show was much better than this episode

I really loved this show and was disappointed that it wasn't renewed (although the writing really fell off towards the end). But the premise of this episode is a absolutely ludicrous. No commercial pilot who wants to keep his job would ever jeopardize his crew and passengers (and plane) to land at a closed airport, with no tower, in Papa Doc's Haiti, in 1963, for a passenger who just had a heart attack on the hope that maybe, eventually, some doctor, from somewhere, might be able to help before he dies.

That said, there are some powerful moments.

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