''CelebAir'' is a

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series in which 11 celebrities perform the duties of cabin crew and check-in attendants. The series was presented by

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and aired on

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from 2 September 2008 until 23 October 2008, when

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was declared the winner.

Production

CelebAir Airbus A321 at Manchester Airport 2008

For the show,

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repainted one of its

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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. The series is set in

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and, in the finale, the private jet took off and landed at

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. There are seven destinations that ''CelebAir'' flew to; those being

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, Mahon Airport,

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and

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Celebrities

''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''. ;Notes *Beckwith 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

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instead of crewing the return flight to London Gatwick.

Mentors

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

Ratings

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References

External links

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Monarch Airlines – CelebAir website

Details of the Embraer Legacy private jet used in the final
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