Basic English words for air travel
At the airport, every passenger encounters lots of English words and phrases, and when traveling by air for the first time, it can easily be embarrassed by an unknown language, so we bring you an overview of the most commonly used words in the airport zone.
Short stay (car park) - Short-term parking
Long stay (car park) - Long-term parking
Arrivals - Arrivals
Departures - Departures
International check-in - Check in international flights
International departures - International departures
Domestic flights - Domestic flights
Departures board
Check-in (open) - Check-in desk (open), passenger check-in
Through Check-in - Check-in of baggage and passengers to your final destination (for transfer flights)
Delayed - Delayed
Canceled (Flight) - Canceled (Flight)
On time (arrival, departure)
Arrivals board
Expected (12:10) - Expected at (12:10)
Landed 22:15 - Landed at (22:15)
Flight number - on the ticket, on arrival and departure boards
Now boarding - Boarding
Last call - Last call
Gate closing
Gate closed - Departed
Ticket offices - Ticket shops
Lockers - Lockers for luggage storage
Payphones - Payphones
Gates (1-32) - Arrivals (1-32)
Transfers, Flight connections - Related flights
Baggage reclaim - Baggage collection
Passport control
Black list - list of prohibited or not recommended items, persons, etc.
Cabin Crew - cabin crew
Cockpit crew - cockpit crew
Charter Flight - flight to order (eg travel agencies)
Holding - waiting aircraft in the air for a landing permit
Immigration Control
Lost and Found - Lost and Found
Lost Luggage Desk - Lost luggage desk
We will prepare an overview of the most common English conversation at the airport and on the plane soon.