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AIR TRAVEL - essential vocabulary

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  • The long narrow space where you can walk on a plane is called the:
    AISLE
  • If a flight doesn’t leave the airport at all, the flight is ____________
    CANCELLED
  • An airline which cuts costs to offer flights for low prices is called a ...
    budget airline
  • The team of men and women who look after travellers during the flight are the:
    CABIN CREW
  • The person who flies an airplane is a ____________
    PILOT
  • What is this? What happens here?
    This is a TRAY, and it's part of the SECURITY CHECK for passengers boarding a flight
  • Passengers collect their suitcases here after the flight :
    BAGGAGE CLAIM
  • If you take a break for 1-2 days during a long / international flight, it is called a:
    STOPOVER
  • What's this called?
    LUGGAGE or SUITCASE
  • What do you call travellers when they are on board the plane?
    PASSENGERS
  • What term describes luggage which exceeds the normal weight/number permitted?
    EXCESS BAGGAGE
  • What document do you usually need to enter or leave a country?
    PASSPORT
  • What's this called?
    (MEAL) TRAY
  • The place where passengers sit and wait to board their flight is called the:
    GATE
  • What's this called?
    TAG
  • The person who assists the pilot, who also flies the plane is the...
    CO-PILOT
  • What's this called?
    TAXI STAND
  • The part of the airport for the passengers of incoming flights is designated as
    ARRIVALS
  • What word describes a flight within the country, ie not abroad?
    DOMESTIC (FLIGHT)
  • Where is the woman putting her hand baggage?
    in the OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT/BIN
  • The long strip of tarmac where the plane takes off or lands:
    RUNWAY
  • Cheapest kind of airplane ticket
    ECONOMY
  • What are these called?
    Seats
  • When you "get on" the plane, you __________the plane
    BOARD
  • When you leave the airport, you look for the _________
    EXIT
  • What term describes "extreme tiredness after a long flight between extreme time zones"?
    JET LAG
  • A person stopping at an airport that is not his destination is a:
    TRANSIT PASSENGER
  • Another word to say the plane will not arrive on time?
    DELAYED
  • The moment a plane leaves the ground is called:
    TAKE OFF
  • What's this job called?
    PORTER
  • If you see this, which part of the airport are you in?
    at CUSTOMS
  • The government official responsible for checking passengers' passports is the:
    IMMIGRATION OFFICER
  • The part of the airport for passengers who are departing is called
    DEPARTURES
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