carousel
/ˈkɛrəˌsɛl/The moving belt that goes round in a loop where you collect your bags after a flight.
Example: Our bags finally appeared on the carousel after twenty minutes.
C120 words · Advanced
Air Travel vocabulary — C1
Airport and aviation vocabulary for the wider journey, including a baggage carousel, a transit visa and an e-gate, plus the fuselage, the black box and de-icing.
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20disembark
/dɪsɛmˈbɑrk/To get off a plane, ship or train at the end of a journey.
Example:
Please wait for the crew to open the doors before you disembark.
transit
/ˈtrænzɪt/The stage of a journey where you pass through an airport or country on the way somewhere else.
Example:
We were stuck in transit in Dubai for nine hours.
hub
/hʌb/A major airport that many flights pass through to connect to other places.
Example:
Dubai is a major hub for flights between Europe and Asia.
transit visa
A visa that lets you pass through a country without staying there.
Example:
She needed a transit visa to change planes in Moscow.
e-gate
An automatic gate that scans your passport instead of a person checking it.
Example:
We used the e-gate to skip the long passport queue.
biometric
/ˌbaɪəˈmɛtrək/Using unique physical features, like fingerprints, to identify a person.
Example:
The new biometric gates scan your face instead of your passport.
repatriation
/riˌpeɪtriˈeɪʃən/The official return of someone to their own country, especially after a crisis.
Example:
The embassy arranged the repatriation of stranded citizens.
arrivals hall
The area of an airport where passengers come out after landing.
Example:
Families waited with signs in the arrivals hall.
transatlantic
/ˌtrænzətˈlæntɪk/Crossing the Atlantic Ocean, especially by plane or ship.
Example:
The airline launched a new transatlantic route.
legroom
/ləˈɡrum/The amount of space in front of a seat where you can stretch out comfortably.
Example:
Pay a bit more and you'll get extra legroom.
aviation
/ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən/The activity of flying planes, or the industry involved in it.
Example:
She has worked in aviation for over twenty years.
fuselage
/ˈfjusəˌlɑdʒ/The main body of a plane, not including the wings or tail.
Example:
A large dent appeared in the plane's fuselage.
cabin crew
All of the flight attendants working together on a particular journey.
Example:
The cabin crew demonstrated how to use the oxygen masks.
black box
A device on a plane that records flight data, used to investigate accidents.
Example:
Investigators recovered the black box from the wreckage.
mayday
/ˈmeɪdeɪ/An international radio signal used to call for urgent help in an emergency.
Example:
The pilot sent out a mayday call before landing.
de-icing
The process of removing ice from a plane before it flies in cold weather.
Example:
Our flight was delayed for de-icing in the snow.
airworthy
/ˈɛrˌwɜrði/Safe and legal to fly.
Example:
Engineers confirmed the aircraft was fully airworthy.
hijack
/ˈhaɪˌdʒæk/To take control of a plane illegally by force.
Example:
Armed men tried to hijack the aircraft.
wingspan
/ˈwɪŋˌspæn/The distance from one wing tip to the other.
Example:
The jumbo jet has an enormous wingspan.
