luggage
/ˈlʌɡədʒ/The bags and cases you take with you when you travel.
Example: We collected our luggage from the belt after landing.
A214 words · Elementary
Air Travel vocabulary — A2
Airport vocabulary for the steps of a flight, including check-in, security and the boarding gate, plus the terminal, the lounge and an e-ticket.
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14gate
/ɡeɪt/The door at an airport where you leave the building and get on your plane.
Example:
We're boarding at gate twelve in ten minutes.
terminal
/ˈtɜrmənəl/The large airport building where travellers check in and wait for planes.
Example:
We're at the other terminal, so we'll need the shuttle.
security
/sɪˈkjʊrəti/The place at an airport where staff check your bags for dangerous things.
Example:
Take your laptop out of the bag at security.
check in
To go to the desk at an airport or hotel and say that you have arrived.
Example:
We arrived early to check in for our flight.
duty-free
Sold without the usual tax, in special airport shops.
Example:
He bought some perfume at the duty-free shop.
boarding
/ˈbɔrdɪŋ/The process of getting on a plane, ship or train before it leaves.
Example:
Boarding will begin thirty minutes before takeoff.
lounge
/laʊndʒ/A comfortable room where people can sit and wait.
Example:
We relaxed in the airport lounge before our flight.
e-ticket
A ticket that is stored online instead of printed on paper.
Example:
I showed my e-ticket on my phone at the gate.
announcement
/əˈnaʊnsmənt/A spoken message that gives information to a lot of people at once.
Example:
An announcement told us our flight was delayed.
airline
/ˈɛrˌlaɪn/A company that owns planes and carries people to different places.
Example:
This airline lets you take two bags for free.
pilot
/ˈpaɪlət/The person who flies a plane.
Example:
The pilot welcomed us on board before takeoff.
runway
/ˈrʌnˌweɪ/The long flat strip of ground where planes take off and land.
Example:
The plane waited on the runway for twenty minutes.
row
/roʊ/A straight line of seats, one behind another.
Example:
We were in row fourteen, next to the window.
