7/5/2010 English for Airline Staff : Vocabulary - ES

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Canada? Airline Vocabulary
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airfare cost of a plane ticket The cost of your meal is covered
Air Ticket Specials noun in your airfare.
Cheap Airfare to your
Favorite City Shop in aisle the long empty space that you Please keep your bags out of the
One Place at noun walk down aisle so that nobody trips.
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noun aisle you need to walk around with the
Improve your
baby.
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Become a great assist help Please wait until everyone is off
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verb the plane so that we can assist
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baggage the bags and suitcases that I'm afraid your baggage got on
Aircraft Parts & noun travellers put their belongings the wrong airplane.
Supplies in
Need a Replacement
Part Save Time & baggage, luggage place where you pick up your The announcement will direct you
Money - Fast Delivery claim baggage after arrival to the correct baggage claim.
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General Aviation blanket warm covering If you feel cold I can get you a
Guide noun blanket.
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Manufacturers, 152 boarding pass part of the ticket that you give Your must present your boarding
new aircraft & noun to the crew as you step onto pass at the gate.
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the plane

bumpy, rough up and down movement of It might be a bumpy ride because

adj the aircraft we are flying through a storm.

cabin interior of the aircraft There is no smoking allowed inside

noun the cabin.
call light a button passengers can press If you need anything, just press
noun to get a crew member's the call light.
attention

captain the person who is in charge of Would the kids like to go and
noun the plane meet the captain?
charter discount airline If you take a charter it will cost
noun you half as much.

cockpit the part of the plane where We aren't doing any more tours
noun the captain and his co-pilots of the cockpit because it's almost
sit time to land.

comfortable feel good physically, able to Because you have long legs you
adjective relax might be more comfortable in an
aisle seat.

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complimentary free of charge We offer complimentary coffee
adjective or tea, but you have to pay for
alcohol.

co-pilot person who helps the captain If the captain gets sick the co-
noun fly the plane pilot can take over.
domestic within the same country You should be at the airport two
adjective hours ahead of time for domestic
flights.

emergency exit section of the plane that Are you comfortable sitting next
noun opens in the case of an to the emergency exit?
accident

e-ticket airfare purchased on the You will need to present your

noun internet identification along with your e-
ticket.

excess baggage heavier/more bags than you You can either pay for your
noun are allowed excess baggage or leave one of
your bags behind.

first-class more expensive seating, with When you sit in first-class you
noun/adj better services get a better meal to eat.

gate place where passengers go to Gate 3B is down this hall and to

noun wait to board a plane your right.

headset, earphones device that allows passengers We will be coming around to sell
noun to listen to music or a movie headsets for five dollars.

international worldwide For international departures, go

adj up one level.

jet lag tiredness due to travelling I'm used to travelling now. My

noun through different time zones body doesn't suffer from jet lag
anymore.

land returning to the ground after We will be landing in Tokyo in

verb being in the air approximately ten minutes.

life vest, life jacket a blow-up device that you put Please take a moment to locate
noun on in an emergency over the life vest under your seat.
water

motion sickness a bad feeling in the stomach There is a paper bag in front of
noun that passengers get during a you in case you experience
rough ride motion sickness.
overbooked more passengers than The flight is overbooked. Four of
adj available seats our passengers will have to wait
for the next flight.

overhead place above the seats for You'll have to put your bag under
bin/compartment storing luggage your seat because all of the
noun overhead bins are full.

over-sized baggage items that do not fit in Infant car seats and sporting
adj suitcases equipment can be picked up at the
over-sized baggage counter.

oxygen mask a device that goes over a Put your oxygen mask on first
noun person's face, provides air in before putting one on your child.
case of cabin air pressure loss

passport document that proves a Please have your passport out

noun person's identification and when you go through security.
nationality
pilot the person who drives the The pilot is circling over the
noun plane airport until it is safe to land.

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refreshments drinks and snacks It's a short flight, so we will be
noun serving refreshments but not a
meal.

row a number of seats beside each You are in seat B of row nine.
noun other

runway the strip of land that an The plane almost missed the
noun airplane takes-off and lands on runway because it was such a
bad storm.
seatbelt device that holds passengers Please remain in your seats while
noun in their seats the seatbelt light is on.

steward (male), man or woman who provides Ask one of the stewardesses for
stewardess (female), service for passengers during a pillow if you're tired.
flight attendant, air a flight
host
noun

stopover touching down at more than It's not a direct flight. We're
noun one airport during a flight making one stopover in Toronto.

take off when the plane leaves the We are next in line to take off on
noun/verb ground this runway.

taxi in, out driving an airplane to the Please remain in your seats until
verb correct place for taking off or we taxi in to the gate.
deboarding

touch down when the aircraft wheels land That was a very smooth touch
verb, noun on the ground down.

turbulence rough flight This turbulence should only last a

noun few minutes.

wheelchair a seat for pushing elderly, A steward will take you to the
noun disabled, or injured people gate with a wheelchair.

window seat seat next to the window If your child wants a window
noun where passengers can look seat I can move you back a row.
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