# Air Travel Upper Intermediate

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- CEFR: B2 (Upper-intermediate)
- Theme: Travel & Transportation
- Words: 20
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Airport vocabulary for a long-haul journey, including hand luggage, a stopover and priority boarding, plus turbulence and cabin pressure once you are flying.

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## Word list

* **customs** /ˈkʌstəmz/: The place at a border or airport where officers check what goods you are bringing in. — “We walked through **customs** with nothing to declare.”
* **hand luggage**: The small bag you are allowed to keep with you in the plane cabin, not put in the hold. — “My guitar counts as **hand luggage** on this airline, luckily.”
* **baggage reclaim**: The hall at an airport where travellers collect their cases after a flight. — “Meet me at **baggage reclaim** once you have landed.”
* **immigration** /ˌɪməˈɡreɪʃən/: The official process of checking travellers' documents when they enter a country. — “The queue for **immigration** stretched across the whole hall.”
* **standby** /ˈstændˈbaɪ/: Waiting for a free seat on a flight that is already fully booked. — “We flew **standby** after missing our original flight.”
* **priority boarding**: The chance to get on a plane before most other passengers. — “Business class passengers get **priority boarding** at the gate.”
* **stopover** /ˈstɑˌpoʊvər/: A short stay in a city or airport between two parts of a journey. — “We had a two-day **stopover** in Singapore.”
* **security check**: The point where staff check your bags and body for dangerous items. — “We went through the **security check** before boarding.”
* **excess baggage**: Luggage that weighs more than the free amount you are allowed to bring. — “She had to pay extra for her **excess baggage**.”
* **duty-free allowance**: The amount of goods you may bring into a country without paying tax. — “He stayed within his **duty-free allowance** for cigarettes.”
* **layover** /ˈleɪˌoʊvər/: A short stop between two flights while waiting to change planes. — “We had a two-hour **layover** in Dubai before the next flight.”
* **boarding pass**: The card or phone code that shows your seat and lets you get onto a plane. — “Have your **boarding pass** ready before you reach the gate.”
* **aisle** /aɪl/: The narrow space you walk along between the rows of seats on a plane. — “I always book an **aisle** seat so I can stretch.”
* **turbulence** /ˈtɜrbjələns/: Sudden rough movement of a plane caused by changes in the air around it. — “Please stay seated because we expect some **turbulence** soon.”
* **cabin pressure**: The air force inside a plane, controlled to be safe at high altitude. — “A sudden loss of **cabin pressure** triggers the oxygen masks.”
* **long-haul**: Involving travel over a very long distance, especially by plane. — “A **long-haul** flight to Australia can take over twenty hours.”
* **short-haul**: Involving travel that covers only a modest distance, especially by plane. — “It's just a **short-haul** hop to the next country.”
* **descent** /dɪˈsɛnt/: The act of coming down from a higher place. — “The captain announced the start of our **descent**.”
* **cockpit** /ˈkɑkˌpɪt/: The part of a plane where the pilot sits and controls it. — “Visitors are rarely allowed inside the **cockpit**.”
* **no-show** /ˈnoʊˌʃoʊ/: A passenger who does not arrive for a flight they have booked. — “The airline resold the seat of a **no-show**.”

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