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2. Commonly Used Terms in Air Travel
 Commercial Fight- a flight whose seats have
been sold by an airline to the general public.
Commercial fights are not military or private
flights.
Red-eye flight- an overnight flight.
Flight Attendants- Airline personnel who see
to the safety, comfort, and needs of
passengers on a plane.

3. Airline Terminologies
Aviation – industry that builds and flies
aircraft
-Military Aviation-aircraft flown by a nation’s
air force and other branches of its military
-Civil Aviation-flies the public from place to
place

4. Civil Aviation
Domestic ServiceInternational Service
Flight must start
and end within the
borders of the same
country.
Flight starts in one
country and ends in
another

5. Flight Types and Route
Non-stop flight-a traveler goes from Point A to
Point B on the same aircraft, with no stop in
between.
Non-stop
LAX
MNL

6. Flight Types and Route
Direct flight-a traveler goes from Point A to
Point B on the same aircraft but that aircraft
stops at an airport in between; with one flight
number
Direct
MNL HKK
LAX
(No Change of Planes)

7. Flight Types and Route
Connecting flight-the traveler , to get to her/his
destination, must change planes, once, twice or
even more times. Each flight will have a different
flight number.
Connecting
SIN LON
LAX
(Change of Plane)

8. Flight Types
Non-stop
LAX
MNL
Direct
MNL HKK
LAX
(No Change of Planes)
Connecting
SIN LON
LAX
(Change of Plane)

9. Flight Types and Route
One-way flight itinerary-the Point traveler
just goes from Point A to Point B.
Open-jaw flight Itinerary-traveler flies from
Point A to Point B, then travels by ground
transportation (e.g., car rental or rail) from B
to C, then returns by air from C to A.

10. Flight Types and Route
A Round Trip Flight Itinerary-most common.
The traveler flies from Point A to Point B,
stays a while, and then returns from B to A.
A Circle Flight Itinerary-the traveler has two
or more extended stopovers and returns to
the originating city.

11. Aircraft-Broad Categories
Jet Engines
Propellers or Props

12. Jet Engines
•Fly faster (520-560
mph or so)
•Can go longer
distances
•Larger

13. Propellers
•Smaller
•Relatively slowly
(about 300 mph)
•Travel short
distances

14. Jet Prop
Combines features of both prop and jet
engines
Tend to be larger and a little faster than
regular prop aircraft

15. Classes of Service
First Class
Business Class
Economy Class

16. Classes of Service
First Class
Located in the compartment at the front of the
plane.
Wider seats
Greater pitch – more than 50 inches
More recline – 60 percent or more
More elaborate meals
Complimentary alcoholic beverages
Free movies

17. Classes of Service
First Class
The seats may even fully convert to beds
(sleeper seat)
Traveler may even be provided with free
pajamas

18. Classes of Service
Economy Class
More standard level of service
Narrower seats
Less pitch and recline
Simple meals or snacks (sometimes with no
menu choice)
Or even no food service at al

19. Classes of Service
Economy Class
Separating the coach- and the first-class
compartments is a wall called the bulkhead
row.

20. Classes of Service
Business Class
Represents a class of service that’s almost as
good as that found in the first class.
Pitch is 35 inches
Recline is 40-60 percent

21. How are seats assigned?
-passenger can reserve a specific seat in advance
either by phone with a travel agent or an airline
reservationist or on the internet
-Upon check in at the airport: at the check-in
counter or at a self-service kiosk or at the gate

22. How are seats assigned?
Exit Rows- where the emergency exits are
located
Usually assigned at airport check-in
For able-bodied passengers to help open the
exterior door in an emergency

23. Philippine Setting
Civil Aviation Authority of the
Philippines (CAAP) formerly the Air
Transportation Office (ATO)
On March 4, 2008, Republic Act No. 9497

25. CAAP Functions
Establish and prescribe rules and regulations
for the inspection and registration of all
aircraft owned and operated in the
Philippines and all air facilities;
Establish and prescribe the corresponding
rules and regulations for the enforcement of
laws governing air transportation;
Determine, fix and/or prescribe charges
and/or rates pertinent to the operation of
public air utility facilities and services;

26. Group Activity: Flying the Net
Here’s you chance to compare three Web
sites that consumers regularly use to book
flights. Visit the following:
Expedia (http://www.expedia.com)
Travelocity (http://www.travelocity.com)
Orbitz (http://www.orbitz.com)

27. Format:
Typewritten
Short bond paper
Bookman old style - 12
No folder (stapled only)
First page: Names of the Members
Date of Submission:

28. Expedia
1.What do you feel is its greatest strength?
2. What do you think is its greatest weakness?
3. What do you feel is its most unique feature?