Miami airport ready for close up with a new Travel Channel series
Skift Take
Behind-the-scenes life in an American airport in this paranoid world, how could it not be fascinating?
As a young boy, Chris Sloan would wander around Miami International Airport in awe of the exotic airlines and glamorous travelers who passed by.
He grew up to be an aviation buff and co-owner of a production company with his wife, and Thursday he showed off his latest work right in the middle of MIA: Airport 24/7: Miami, a series that debuts on the Travel Channel at 9 p.m. Tuesday.
"This place to me was just pure magic," said Sloan, 43, who lives in North Miami with wife Carla Kaufman Sloan. "This is absolutely a dream come true to be able to participate in telling the story of my hometown airport."
The show's first two episodes, screened in the south terminal, were a hit with employees who work at
