Manny is kept for questioning after his name matches a name on a no-fly list and Haley flirts with a boy while Dylan is trapped inside the Dunphy's house.
"Airport 2010" received positive reviews from critics, with specific praise for Ed O'Neill's performance as Jay.
For Jay's (Ed O'Neill) birthday, Gloria (Sofía Vergara) plans a vacation to Hawaii for the two of them; and then surprises him by revealing that she has paid for the entire family to come along.
In addition to secretly desiring a quiet getaway, Jay wonders whether Gloria is deliberately avoiding spending time alone with him.
Phil (Ty Burrell) convinces Mitchell that he can drive him home and back in time to make the flight.
This annoys Claire (Julie Bowen) who believes her husband should have known how nervous flying makes her and he should stay with her.
In the meantime, she neglects a text from her boyfriend Dylan (Reid Ewing), who is locked inside the Dunphys' house by accident.
Sad that Haley would be leaving, Dylan had accidentally fallen asleep beside her bed the night before and became trapped by the Dunphy's security system when the family left the following morning.
Luke (Nolan Gould) makes a reference to fellow ABC show Lost, which was ending the same year this episode aired and guest starred Julie Bowen as Sarah Shephard.
In the episode there is an antisocial man with bad vision and very thick glasses who wants nothing more than to be completely alone so he can read his books.
In its original American broadcast, "Airport 2010" was viewed by an estimated 9.32 million households, according to Nielsen Media Research.
It scored an 18-49 rating of 3.8 and a share of 11%, which is down three tenths from last week's episode, "Travels with Scout" and coming second in its time slot.