Air Travel Flashcards
Boarding pass
a card that you show before you get on a plane or boat
Check-in desk
one of the places at an airport where you show your ticket so that you can be told where you will be sitting
Carry-on luggage
How many items of carry-on luggage am I allowed to take onto the plane?
the small cases or bags that a passenger can carry onto an aircraft or bus
Suitcase
Have you packed/unpacked your suitcase yet?
a large, rectangular container with a handle, for carrying clothes and possessions while travelling:
Departures
Check our website for the flight times for departures from Bristol.
the part of an airport where you go before catching a plane
Arrivals
I made my way through arrivals.
he part of an airport that you go through when you arrive on a plane
Gate
at a gate BA flight 726 to Paris is now boarding at gate 16.
way out of an airport through which passengers go to get on their plane
air terminal
a building at an airport that provides services for passengers travelling by plane
Shuttle bus
a bus that travels regularly between two places
Aircraft
The aircraft was flown by a young American pilot.
any vehicle that can fly and carry goods or passengers
Turbulence
We experienced severe turbulence during the flight.
a series of sudden and violent changes in the direction that air or water is moving in
Round trip
a journey to a place and back again
One way
a one-way trip
can be used for travelling to a place but not back again
Customs
to go through customs and passport control
the place at a port or an airport where your bags are checked as you come into a country
To book
She booked a flight to Chicago.
to buy a ticket in advance
To board
e tried to board a plane at Nice airport.
to get on a plane
To depart
Flights for Rome depart from Terminal 3.
to leave a place, especially to start a trip
To arrive
She’ll arrive in New York at noon.
to get to a place, especially at the end of a journey
To take off
The plane took off an hour late.
(of an aircraft, etc.) to leave the ground and begin to fly
To land
The plane landed safely.
to come down through the air onto the ground or another surface
transit
n. A passenger that is stopping at an airport that is not his destination
aisle
n. corridor in aeroplane between the seats [there are usually one or two]
