Any flight longer than seven hours is considered a...
A long haul flight
Where passengers who are travelling business or first class can wait for their flight...
Check-in desk
Customs
(airline) Lounge
Any flight between two points by an airline with no change in flight numbers is called...
Direct flight
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
Who are they?
Flight attendants
A strong, unsteady movement in air or water...
Turbulence
A building at an airport divided into Arrivals and Departures...
Airport terminal
Check-in desk
Customs
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 your luggage may be checked to see if you are bringing illegal goods into the country
Security
Departures board
Customs
Where you show your boarding pass and ID and board your flight...
(airline) Lounge
Security
Gate
Where planes take off and land
Gate
Track
Runway
A flight that involves changing planes or airlines to reach your final destination.
Connecting flight
An electronic display showing flight times and if the flight is on time, boarding, closed or delayed
Security
(airline) Lounge
Departures board
Where you give in any check-in luggage (Bags, cases, etc) and are given a boarding pass if you don't already have one...
Airport terminal
Departures board
Check-in desk
Where you take your luggage to check it in if you already have your boarding pass...
Check-in desk
Bag(gage) Drop
Customs
Where you collect your luggage on arrival and where there are usually trolleys for carrying heavy cases...
Gate
(airline) Lounge
Baggage reclaim
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...
Airport terminal
Customs
Security
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