Airline vocabulary part 1

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1. Airline Operations Vocabulary Presented by Aviation Minds Source: businessenglishresources.com

2. Traveling by plane can be stressful. It can be even more stressful when someone has to communicate in their second or third language. Here are some common terms Passengers should know before flying. Air Travel Vocabulary

3. To book a flight means to reserve your seat on a flight. It ' s always cheaper if you book a flight in advance. Booking a flight at the last minute can be expensive. T o book a flight

4. A company that provides travel by air is called an A irline . A irline

5. Economy - class T ickets are the cheapest tickets that airlines offer. Economy class seats are the smallest seats on the plane. E conomy - class T icket/ C oach T icket

6. Business - class T ickets are cheaper than first - class tickets but more expensive than economy - class tickets. Business class tickets have certain benefits that economy - class tickets do not, such as larger seats. B usiness - class T icket

7. First - class T ickets are the most expensive tickets that airlines offer. The seats of First - class ticket holders are in front of the plane and are much bigger than the other seats on the plane. F irst-class T icket

8. An A irport T ax is a tax paid by passengers for using the airport and its facilities . A irport T ax

9. C heck-in C ounter is where passengers go to get their boarding passes and check their bags in for the flight . C heck-in C ounter

10. I f a flight leaves at its scheduled time, the flight is said to be O n -T ime . O n- T ime If a flight leaves after its scheduled time, the flight is said to be D elayed . D elayed If a flight doesn ' t leave the airport after its scheduled time or is not accepting booking , th at flight is said to be C ancelled . C ancelled

11. Aisle S eats are the seats next to the aisle on the plane. A isle S eat Aisle : The A isle of the plane is the place between the rows of seats where people walk.

12. A W indow S eat is the seat next to the window. W indow S eat

13. A M iddle S eat is the seat between the aisle seat and the window seat. Middle Seat

14. A B oarding P ass or boarding card provided by an airline during check-in, giving a passenge r an a uthority to board the airplane for a particular flight. I t must be show n at the boarding gate before boarding a plane. B oarding P ass

15. All the suitcases and bags that a traveler has with them on a trip is called L uggage . L uggage

16. Checked L uggage is the luggage , a passenger gives to the airline at the luggage drop-in or check-in counter . These bags are placed in the cargo hold of the plane and do not travel in the same section of the plane as the passengers. C hecked L uggage/ C hecked B ags

17. Carry - on L uggage is the luggage that passengers take on the plane along with them. C arry - on B ags/ C arry - on L uggage

18. The A rrival and D eparture S creen is a screen which shows the status of flights. It lists flights as on-time, delayed, or cancelled. (The arrival and departure screen is commonly called “the screen ” .) A rrival and D eparture S creen

19. Security is where passengers have their possessions checked before they get on to their flight. S ecurity

20. Boarding G ate is where the passengers show their boarding passes to get on the plane. Boarding G ate

21. A D eparture Hall is the area where all outgoing passengers are clearing check-in, baggage drop, immigration, customs, security and to get to their respective gates for boarding their f light s in an airport. D eparture hall

22. To board a plane means to get on a plane. T o board

23. A N on-stop flight flies to its final destination without stopping. Eg: Toronto to Mumbai N on-stop flight

24. A D irect F light might stops before arriving at its final destination, but passengers do not have to change planes. D irect flight

25. A C onnecting F light stops at one airport and passengers must change planes to reach their destination . Eg: Toronto- Abudhabi- Thiruvananthapuram C onnecting flight

26. The term L ayover refers to the long stop (in hours) at an airport in order for passengers to change planes. Eg: Toronto- Abu Dhabi- Thiruvananthapuram We had a n eight -hour layover in Abu Dhabi . L ayover

27. The person who flies the plane is called the P ilot . Pilot/ Cockpit

28. Flight attendants are airline employees who help the passengers on board a flight. F light A ttendant / Cabin crew

29. When a plane leaves the ground, it is said to take off . T o take off

30. Turbulence is the disturbance in the motion of the flight due to strong wind s that causes an airplane to move and shake while in flight in air . T urbulence

31. To land means to touch the ground with its wheels, w hen a plane arrives at a destination. T o land

32. T he area of an airport where incoming passengers of a flight arrive at is called Arrival Hall . Arrival Hall

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