Airline Vocabulary

Word part of speech airfare noun aisle noun aisle seat noun assist verb baggage noun Meaning cost of a plane ticket the long empty space that you walk down the seat that is next to the aisle help Example sentence The cost of your meal is covered in your airfare. Please keep your bags out of theaisle so that nobody trips. I'll give you an aisle seat in case you need to walk around with the baby. Please wait until everyone is off the plane so that we can assist you. I'm afraid your baggage got on the wrong airplane.

the bags and suitcases that travellers put their belongings in place where you pick up yourbaggage after arrival warm covering

baggage, luggage claim noun blanket noun boarding pass noun

The announcement will direct you to the correct baggage claim. If you feel cold I can get you ablanket.

part of the ticket Your must present that you give to the your boarding pass at the crew as gate. you step onto the plane up and down movement of the aircraft interior of the aircraft It might be a bumpy ride because we are flying through a storm. There is no smoking allowed inside the cabin.

bumpy, rough adj cabin noun

call light noun

a button If you need anything, ust passengers can press thecall light. press to get a crew member's attention the person who is in charge of the plane discount airline the part of the plane where the captain and his co# pilots sit feel good physically, able to relax free of charge !ould the kids like to go and meet the captain" If you take a charter it will cost you half as much. !e aren't doing any more tours of the cockpit because it's almost time to land. $ecause you have long legs you might be more comfortable in an aisle seat. !e offer complimentary coffee or tea, but you have to pay for alcohol. If the captain gets sick the copilotcan take over. You should be at the airport two hours ahead of time for domesticflights.

captain noun charter noun cockpit noun

comfortable adjective

complimentary adjective

co-pilot noun domestic adjective emergency exit noun e-ticket noun excess baggage noun

person who helps the captain fly the plane within the same country

section of the plane %re you comfortable sitting that opens in the next to the emergency exit" case of an accident airfare purchased on the internet heavier&more bags than you are allowed You will need to present youridentification along with your e-ticket. You can either pay for your excess baggage or leave one of your bags behind.

first-class noun/adj gate noun

more expensive !hen you sit in first-class you seating, with better get a better meal to eat. services place where passengers go to wait to board a plane Gate '$ is down this hall and to your right.

headset, earphones noun international adj jet lag noun

device that allows !e will be coming around passengers tolisten to sellheadsets for five to music or a dollars. movie worldwide tiredness due to travelling through different time )ones returning to the ground after being in the air (or international departures, go up one level. I'm used to travelling now. *y body doesn't suffer from jet lag anymore. !e will be landing in Tokyo in approximately ten minutes.

land verb life est, life jacket noun motion sickness noun

a blow#up device Please take a moment to locate that you put on in thelife est under your seat. an emergency over water a bad feeling in the There is a paper bag in front of stomach that you in case you passengers get experience motion sickness. during a rough ride more passengers than available seats place above the seats for storing luggage items that do not fit in suitcases The flight is o erbooked. (our of our passengers will have to wait for the next flight. You'll have to put your bag under your seat because all of theo erhead bins are full. Infant car seats and sporting e+uipment can be picked up at theo er-si"ed

o erbooked adj o erhead bin!compartment noun o er-si"ed baggage adj

baggage counter. oxygen mask noun a device that goes Put your oxygen mask on first over a person's before putting one on your face, provides air in child. case of cabin air pressure loss document that proves a person's identification and nationality the person who drives the plane drinks and snacks Please have your passport out when you go through security.

passport noun

pilot noun refreshments noun ro# noun run#ay noun

The pilot is circling over the airport until it is safe to land. It's a short flight, so we will be serving refreshments but not a meal. You are in seat $ of ro# nine.

a number of seats beside each other

the strip of land The plane almost missed that an airplane the run#aybecause it was takes#off and lands such a bad storm. on device that holds passengers in their seats Please remain in your seats while theseatbelt light is on.

seatbelt noun ste#ard $male%, ste#ardess $female%, flight attendant, air host noun stopo er noun

man or woman who %sk one of provides service for the ste#ardesses for a pillow passengers during if you're tired. a flight

touching down at more than one airport during a flight when the plane leaves the ground

It's not a direct flight. !e're making one stopo er in Toronto. !e are next in line to take off on this runway.

take off noun/verb

taxi in, out verb

driving an airplane Please remain in your seats to the correct place until wetaxi in to the gate. for taking off or deboarding when the aircraft wheels land on the ground rough flight That was a very smooth touch do#n. This turbulence should only last a few minutes.

touch do#n verb, noun turbulence noun #heelchair noun #indo# seat noun

a seat for pushing % steward will take you to the elderly, disabled, or gate with a #heelchair. in ured people seat next to the window where passengers can look out If your child wants a #indo# seat I can move you back a row.