CelebAir

CelebAir
Genre	Reality television
Developed by	ITV
Presented by	Angellica Bell
Narrated by	Ted May
Opening theme	Getting Better
Ending theme	Getting Better
Composer(s)	Shed Seven
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Producer(s)	Zeppotron Initial
Production location(s)	London Gatwick Airport Manchester Airport
Running time	60 mins (inc. breaks)
Release
Original network	ITV2
Picture format	16:9
Original release	2 September (2008-09-02) – 23 October 2008 (2008-10-23)
External links
Website

File:CelebAir Airbus A321 at Alicante Airport 2008.jpg

The CelebAir Airbus A321 at Alicante Airport.

CelebAir was a reality TV series in which 11 celebrities performed the duties of cabin crew and check-in attendants. The series was 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 additionally worked on normal Monarch branded aircraft.

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 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; those being Tenerife South Airport, Faro Airport, Málaga Airport, Ibiza Airport, Mahon Airport (Minorca), Larnaca International Airport and Alicante Airport.

CelebAir was cancelled after only one series.

Contestants

Celebrity	Occupation	Status
Mica Paris	Singer and TV Presenter	Eliminated 1st on 2 September 2008
Kenzie	Blazin' Squad Rapper	Eliminated 2nd on 9 September 2008
Tamara Beckwith	Socialite and Writer	Eliminated 3rd on 16 September 2008
Phil Cornwell	Comedian and Actor	Eliminated 4th on 23 September 2008
Johnny Shentall	Hear'Say Singer	Eliminated 5th & 6th on 2 October 2008
Lisa Scott-Lee	Former Steps Singer
Dan O'Connor	Actor and Musician	Eliminated 7th on 9 October 2008
Michelle Marsh	Glamour Model	Eliminated 8th on 16 October 2008
Chico Slimani	The X Factor Contestant	Third Place on 23 October 2008
Amy Lamé	Writer and Comedienne	Runner-up on 23 October 2008
Lisa Maffia	So Solid Crew Rapper and Model	Winner on 23 October 2008

Mentors

• Ross Archer
• Lauren Newton
• Brian Martin
• Sara Turner

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 Eden in Ibiza instead of crewing the return flight to London Gatwick.

Cancellation

ITV announced in late 2008 that the show had been cancelled after only one series 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

"—" denotes where information currently unavailable

External links

• CelebAir at itv.com
• Monarch Airlines - CelebAir website
• Details of the Embraer Legacy private jet used in the final