Air Travel

Air Travel vocabulary

Airfare (bus fare, train fare, taxi fare etc)
To check in (aisle seat/window seat) – Fly – flight (domestic/international – short/long haul)
fly – flew – flown (to fly – verb / fly – noun = mosca/bragueta) “I have an open flight” – vuelo abierto)
Red-eye flight – early morning/night flight
Boarding pass
Economy/Business/First class
Upgrade
In-flight service
gate
Excess baggage
Luggage allowance
Hand luggage (carry-on)
On board
Turbulence – turbulencia
Overhead locker
To Take off – to land / a take-off – a landing
Cabin
Cabin crew – steward(ess)/ air hostess/ flight attendant
purser – auxiliar de vuelo
Cockpit = Flight deck
Flight crew – captain/ first officer/ second officer
Ground staff – check-in staff/ baggage handler/ maintenance staff
Runway
To taxi “The plane is taxiing before take-off”
To cruise “We are now cruising at 20,000 feet”
Jet lag – Lost In Transaltion. Bill Murray & Scarlett Johansson
Private jet/plane
Jet/Propellor plane
Control tower
ATC = air traffic controller (If you’re still not sure what this means, watch the news at Easter every year when they announce that French ATCs are on their annual strike for EVEN MORE money and it’s had a knock-on effect on all European flights. Then you’ll understand! You can set your watch by it.)
Baggage reclaim
Baggage carousel
Duty free
Customs/ Passport control
Airport security

Discussion

Do you enjoy travelling by air?
What are your pet hates when it comes to flying?
Have you ever flown first class or business class?
What’s the worst flight you’ve ever had?

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