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a building at an airport divided into Arrivals and Departures.
Airport terminal
a place to leave bags before the flight
Bag(gage) drop
place in the airport where you collect your bags after travelling
Baggage reclaim
the place at the airport where you register for your flight and deposit your luggage
Check-in desk
where your luggage may be checked to see if you are bringing illegal goods into the country
Customs
an electronic display showing flight times and if the flight is on time, boarding, closed, or delayed
Departures board
where you show your boarding pass and ID and board your flight
Gate
where planes take off and land
Runway
where they check that you are not trying to take prohibited items (e.g., liquids or sharp objects) onto the plane by scanning your hand luggage and making you walk through a metal detector.
Security
where passengers who are traveling business or first class can wait for their flight.
(Airline) Lounge
a passageway between rows of seats
aisle
The staff working on a plane
cabin crew
a flight that leaves soon after another one arrives
connecting flight
the plane doesn't stop until it gets to the final destination
direct flights
collection of symptoms brought on by travel from one time zone to another that results from the mismatch between our internal circadian cycles and our environment
jet lag
long distance flights
long-haul flights
