At the airport

                                         VOCABULARY                                     

to take a flight to …..	летіти …. рейсом
carry-on luggage / baggage	ручна поклажа (ручная кладь)
boarding pass	посадковий талон
one way ticket	квиток в один напрям
return ticket	зворотний квиток
flight ….. is boarding now	здійснюється посадка на рейс …
departure	виліт / відправлення
departure gate	вихід до літака
departure lounge	зала очікування
timetable / schedule	розклад, графік
departures	вилети (за розкладом)
to announce the departure of flight	оголосити виліт літака
to arrive	прибувати
arrival	прибуття
to check	перевіряти
to check-in (for flight)	реєструватися на рейс
at the check-in counter	біля стійки реєстрації
to weigh smb’s luggage	зважити багаж
excess luggage	надмірна вага (перевес)
excess luggage charge	плата за надмірну вагу
hand luggage	ручний багаж
security check	контроль служби безпеки
to go through …	проходити через ….
a sign	знак
to follow the signs	йти по знакам
duty-free zone	безмитна зона
luggage reclaim area / bagagge claim	зона повернення багажу
to change planes (to transfer to another flight)	робити пересадку
to delay	затримувати
the flight is delayed	рейс затримується
to cancel	скасовувати
passport control	паспортний контроль

At the Airport: Useful expressions

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• Where is the check-in desk? – Де знаходиться стійка реєстрації?
• ·        I'd like an aisle/ middle/ window seat. – Я б хотів місце біля проходу/місце посередині/місце біля ілюмінатора.
• ·        Could I have an aisle seat? – Можна мені місце біля проходу?
• ·        Have they already announced check-in? – Реєстрацію вже оголосили?
• ·        Have they already announced boarding? – Посадку вже оголосили?
• ·        What gate is to the flight number ...? – Який вихід до рейсу ... ?
• ·        My flight leaves from Gate 45. – Мій рейс відправляється з виходу 45.
• ·        Here's my ticket. – Ось мій квиток.
• ·        Here's my baggage/ luggage. – Ось мій багаж.
• ·        Here's my passport. – Ось мій паспорт.
• ·        This bag is my hand luggage. – Ця сумка – моя ручна поклажа.
• ·        May I take this bag with me? – Чи я можу взяти цю сумку з собою?
• ·        Where's the duty-free shop? – Де магазин безмитної торгівлі?
• ·        Where can I get/ find ... ? – Де я зможу придбати/ знайти ... ?
• ·        Are you wearing any metal? – На Вас є що-небудь металеве?
• ·        Put your hand luggage over here. – Покладіть сюди вашу ручний багаж.
• ·        I have nothing to declare. – Мені нічого декларувати.
• ·        I went through the customs. – Я пройшов через митний контроль.
• ·        You should wait in the departure lounge. – Вам слід почекати в залі очікування.
• ·        Where can I get a cart? – Де я зможу знайти візок?
• ·        Here's my suitcase. – Ось моя валіза.
• ·        All this luggage is mine. – Весь цей багаж мій.
• ·        I have three pieces of luggage. – У мене три сумки/валізи.
• ·        Domestic flights are from this terminal. – Внутрішні рейси відправляються з цього терміналу.
• ·        International flights are from Terminal B. – Міжнародні рейси відправляються з терміналу Б.
• ·        I need to collect my luggage at the baggage reclaim. – Мені потрібно забрати свій багаж в зоні повернення багажу.
• ·        Where is the flight registration? – Де відбувається реєстрація рейсу оформлення багажу?
• ·        Is food served during the flight? – Чи дається в польоті харчування?
• ·        I would like some information about flights to Paris. – Я б хотів отримати інформацію про авіарейси в Париж.
• ·        When does the plane depart? – Коли літак вилітає / відправляється?
• ·        When does the plane arrive? – Коли літак прилітає / прибуває?
• ·        The plane arrives at seven o'clock local time. – Літак прибуває о сьомій годині за місцевим часом.
• ·        Is it a direct flight? Is it a nonstop flight? – Це прямий рейс? Це рейс без зупинки,
• ·        How much is a business class ticket to London? – Скільки коштує квиток бізнес-класу до Лондона?
• ·        Where is the baggage claim area? Where can I get my baggage? – Де знаходиться видача багажу? Де я можу отримати свій багаж?

Надписи:

 

EMERGENCY EXIT – Аварійний вихід
FASTEN SEAT BELTS – Пристебніть ремені безпеки
FLUSH – Змити воду (в туалеті)
STAFF ONLY – Лише для персоналу
TOILET / LAVATORY OCCUPIED – Туалет зайнятий
TOILET / LAVATORY VACANT – Туалет вільний
ARRIVALS – Прибуття
DEPARTURES – Відправлення

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AT THE AIRPORT

• Nowadays people mostly travel by air. With development of the supersonic passenger planes flying at a speed of over 800 km per hour people have got the fastest way of getting to places. Modern equipment enables safe all weather flying and even blind flying. Distances under 2000 km can now be covered by modern passenger aircraft non-stop without landing to refuel. Air travel does save time!

  Here are a few hints on air travel that may be helpful:

  ·           Most airlines have at least 2 classes of travel, first class and economy class. Economy class tickets are much less expensive.

  ·           The rules for passengers who are traveling abroad are similar in most countries but there are, sometimes, slight differences.

  ·           Here are some things to remember. When preparing to fly, passengers are requested to arrive at the airport 2 hours before departure time.

  ·           At the check-in counter a ticket agent will look at your ticket and your passport, your luggage will be weighed on scales, checked-in, labeled, a claim-check for each piece of luggage is inserted in the ticket and sent off to be loaded into the hold of the airline.  Generally this weight limit is     20 kg of checked baggage for economy class passengers and   30 kg for first class passengers. If you check excess luggage you'll have to pay a fee calculated by the number of extra pieces and the extra weight. Every passenger is also allowed one small carry-on bag, for instance a laptop computer or small suitcase, coats, umbrellas and souvenirs bought at the duty-free shops at the airport.

  ·           Each passenger is given a boarding pass to be shown at the departure gate and again to the stewardess when boarding the plane. The boarding pass has a seat number written on it, number if your flight, information about your luggage. You can have a window seat or an aisle seat, the seat in the smoking section   or the seat in the non-smoking section.

  ·           You go through the security check where your carry-on luggage is searched. At passport control they will check your visa in case of international flying.

  ·           After fulfilling all these formalities you go to the departure lounge where you can have a snack, read a paper or buy something in the duty-free shop and wait for the announcement to board the plane.

  ·           On board the plane watch the electric sign flashes and listen to the announcements on the public address system. The captain will welcome you on board, tell you about the flight and the interesting places you are flying over. When “Fasten Seat Belts” sign goes on, do it promply, and also obey the “No smoking” signal.

  ·           After landing, follow the “Arrival” signs. Make sure that you are in the right channel when you reach passport control. There is one channel for holders of European Community passports, and a second channel marked “Other Passports”.

  ·           After passing through passport control, follow the signs to the baggage reclaim area. If you have luggage which was carried in the airport hold. it will be delivered to you in the baggage reclaim area. Look for the sign with your flight number. If you have only hand luggage go directly through the baggage reclaim area to customs.

  ·           All passengers must pass through customs after passport control. Each country has its own customs regulations, which define what articles are liable to duty and what are free. Sometimes an article which falls under customs restriction and is liable to duty is allowed in duty-free is the traveler doesn’t exceed a certain fixed quota. Customs restrictions also include a prohibited articles list. This is the list of items which may not be brought into a country or taken out of it. If the traveler has any item which comes under customs restrictions he is asked to declare it. That is, he is asked to name the items, taking its value and other particulars. The declaration is made either orally or in writing on a special form. The passenger’s luggage is carefully gone through in order to prevent smuggling.

  As a rule the customs officers check your passports and visas if they are required. When coming to some countries you may need a health certificate or a certificate of vaccination. He will ask every passenger the same, routine questions about whether he is carrying anything he wants to declare: like tobacco, alcohol, presents, and sums of money. For instance: "Have you got anything to declare?" or “Any alcohol, tobacco, presents?" The usual answers would be, "Yes, I've got some valuables, but I've put them all down in the declaration", or "I've got two blocks of cigarettes for my own use" or something of that kind. The customs officers may ask you to show your luggage to them. Usually articles for personal use and wear and also used items and gifts are not liable to duty anywhere. If you are carrying much currency you should also declare it. If you are carrying weapons you need a permit.

  Occasionally the customs officers may take some of your things for a more detailed inspection but usually they return them soon.

  Do not try to break the customs rules and regulations because you may have a lot of troubles.

  ·           At the airport you may be met by a specially trained dog whose job it is to make sure that no passengers are carrying any illegal drugs. In addition, the immigration officer might want to inspect your visa, your invitation and even your return ticket.

  ·           There is one more inconvenience you have to be prepared for when travelling long distances by plane. It's the jet-lag, a difference between the time you are accustomed to and the new time. At first you won't be feeling very well because of it, but don't worry - it won't take you long to get used to it.

Answer the questions:

1. Have you ever travelled by plane and if you have, how did you like it?
2. Why do people travel by plane?
3. What does a stewardess do on board a plane?
4. What do some people suffer from when flying?
5. How does the earth look lace when you are fling by plane?
6. How can you spend your time during a flight?

Explain the following notions:
international flights, prohibited articles list, domestic flights, customs duty, check-in counter, smuggling, excess luggage charge, boarding pass, carry-on luggage, duty-free shop, departure lounge, arrival card, duty-free item, customs declaration form, prohibited items, baggage reclaim area, blind landing, emergency exit, timetable, customs declaration.

What the duties of:
a pilot, a ticket agent, an air-controller, a stewardess, a customs official, a weather-man, a security officer.

What can you call?
1. The place where you go when arrive at the airport with your luggage?
2. The card they give you with the seat number on it?
3. The money you have to pay if your luggage is very heavy?
4. The place where you sit and have a drink when you are waiting for your flight to be called?
5. The bags you carry onto the plane with you?
6. The place above your head where you can put your hand luggage?
7. The part of the airport where the plane accelerates and takes off?
8. The people who look after you on the plane?
9. The part of the airport you walk through when you arrive or depart?
10. The place where you collect your luggage after you land?

AT THE AIPORT

 Departures

This is the usual sequence of activities when you get to the airport.

             First you go to the check-in desk where they weigh your luggage. Usually you are permitted 20 kilos, but if your bags weigh more, you may have to pay excess baggage (=you pay extra). The airline representative checks your ticket and gives you boarding pass for the plane with your seat number on it. Then you go through passport control where an official checks your passport, and go into departure lounge. Here, you can also buy things in the duty-free. About half an hour or forty minutes before take-off, you are told to go to a gate number, e.g. gate 14, where you wait before you get on the plane. When you board (=get on) the plane, you find your seat. If you have hand luggage, you can put it under your seat or in the overhead locker above your seat.

            The plane then taxis (=mover slowly) towards the runway, and when it has permission to take off, it accelerates along the runway and takes off.

Note: The verb to taxi is generally only used in this context.

The Flight

You may want or need to understand certain announcements; these come from the captain (= the pilot) or from an air steward or stewardess / cabin crew / flight attendants (= people who look after the passengers):

ð  Please fasten your seat belt and put your seat in the upright position.

ð  We are now cruising (= flying comfortably) at an altitude (= height) of 10,000 meters.

ð  May we remind passengers that there is no smoking until you are inside the terminal building (where the passengers arrive and depart).

Arrival

When the plane lands, you have to wait for it to stop / come to a halt. When the doors are open, you get off and walk through the terminal building and go to the baggage reclaim where you collect your luggage. You then pass through customs (green = nothing to declare; red = goods to declare; blue = European Union citizens). If you are lucky, you can then get a bus, taxi or train to the city centre of town without waiting too long. You can also hire a car (= rent a car) at some airports.

 What do you do at the airport? Read the sentences and put them in the correct order.

• You wait in the departure lounge.
• You board the plane.
• You get a cart for your luggage.
• You arrive at the airport.
• You check in your luggage and get a boarding pass.
• You go through passport control.
• You check the departures board for your number gate.

   Fill in: terminal, gate, runway, customs, cargo, departures, arrivals, check-in, altitude,                  take-off, aisle, seat.

1.         The plane had to land at another airport because the …….. was covered in snow.

2.         You’d better book as there is only one …….. left on that flight.

3.         All the British Airways flights leave from the same ……… .

4.         If you want to travel with a large pet, it has to stay in the hold with the …………….. .

5.         The pilot reminded passengers to fasten their seatbelts for ………. .

6.         What …………… does a passenger plane fly at?

7.         There is a bus that will take you from the town centre to the …….. area of the airport.

8.         The cabin crew have to walk up and down the ……… hundreds of times during the flight.

9.         There were crowds of people in the …….. area waiting for loved ones.

10.     You might get stopped and searched at …….. when you arrive.

11.     To avoid queues at …………. you should book online and print out your boarding pass.

12.     The number of the …….… from which you will depart is written on the boarding pass.

                  Choose the correct word.

1.      Takeoff was delayed/missed for over an hour because of bad weather.

2.      We tried to book/hire our flight online, but we couldn’t.

3.      He went on a business trip/travel to Chicago.

4.      The flight attendant asked us to fasten/fix our seatbelts.

5.      He got stuck in a traffic jam and missed/lost the flight.

6.      The flight was delayed/cancelled because of heavy rain, so we took off two hours later.