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Air Travel vocabulary — C2

Airport and aviation vocabulary for the rules of the skies, including a holding pattern, a no-fly list and biosecurity, plus airspace, a flight path and the tarmac.

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concourse
/ˈkɑnˌkɔrs/
The large open indoor area of a station or airport where crowds walk about and wait.
Example: We agreed to meet in the middle of the concourse.
holding pattern
The circling course an aircraft must fly above an airport while it waits for permission to land.
Example: Our plane sat in a holding pattern over Heathrow for forty minutes.
codeshare
An arrangement where one airline sells seats on a flight actually run by another airline.
Example: Our flight was a codeshare between two different airlines.
no-fly list
An official record of people banned from boarding flights, usually for security reasons.
Example: His name was mistakenly added to the no-fly list.
deportation
/ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən/
The act of officially sending someone out of a country.
Example: He faced deportation after his visa expired.
stowaway
/ˈstoʊəˌweɪ/
A person who hides on a ship or plane to travel without paying or being seen.
Example: A stowaway was discovered in the cargo hold.
biosecurity
Measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases, pests or invasive species, especially at a border.
Example: Fresh fruit is confiscated under strict biosecurity rules.
apron
/ˈeɪprən/
The paved area where aircraft park, load and refuel.
Example: Two fire engines were waiting on the apron when it landed.
jetlagged
Feeling exhausted and confused about the time after flying quickly between very distant time zones.
Example: I'm too jetlagged to make sense of anything today.
tarmac
/ˈtɑrˌmæk/
The hard black surface at an airport where planes stand, taxi and wait before taking off.
Example: We've been stuck on the tarmac for an hour with no explanation.
airspace
/ˈɛrˌspeɪs/
The sky above a country, controlled by that country's laws.
Example: The jet was ordered out of foreign airspace.
flight path
The route a plane follows through the sky.
Example: The house lies directly under the airport's flight path.
airlift
/ˈɛrˌlɪft/
To transport people or supplies by aircraft, especially in an emergency.
Example: Injured hikers were airlifted off the mountain.
no-fly zone
An area where aircraft are not allowed to travel, usually for military or political reasons.
Example: The UN declared a no-fly zone over the region.
turboprop
/ˈtɜrboʊˌprɑp/
A plane driven by a propeller that is turned by a jet engine.
Example: The island route is served by a turboprop that seats nineteen.