Where you show your boarding pass and ID and board your flight...
Gate
Security
(airline) Lounge
Where planes take off and land
Gate
Track
Runway
Where passengers who are travelling business or first class can wait for their flight...
Check-in desk
(airline) Lounge
Customs
Where you collect your luggage on arrival and where there are usually trolleys for carrying heavy cases...
Gate
Baggage reclaim
(airline) Lounge
Where your luggage may be checked to see if you are bringing illegal goods into the country
Customs
Departures board
Security
Any flight between two points by an airline with no change in flight numbers is called...
Direct flight
A.... is to reach the final destination through two or more flights.
Connecting flight
Where they check that you are not trying to take prohibited items (liquids or sharp objects) onto the plane by scanning your hand luggage and making you walk through a metal detector...
Security
Customs
Airport terminal
Any flight longer than seven hours is considered a...
Long haul flight
An electronic display showing flight times and if the flight is on time, boarding, closed or delayed
(airline) Lounge
Security
Departures board
The feeling of tiredness and confusion that people experience after making a long journey by plane to a place where the time is different from the place they left
Jet lag
A building at an airport divided into Arrivals and Departures...
Airport terminal
Check-in desk
Customs
Where you give in any check-in luggage (Bags, cases, etc) and are given a boarding pass if you don't already have one...
Departures board
Check-in desk
Airport terminal
A belt that fastens around you when you are travelling in a vehicle or aircraft and holds you in your seat, in order to reduce the risk of being injured in an accident
Seat belt
Where you take your luggage to check it in if you already have your boarding pass...
Customs
Bag(gage) Drop
Check-in desk
A strong, uneven current in air or water...
Turbulence
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Row
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