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airline |
Company which commercializes air travel. |
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airport |
Large area where aircraft land and take off. |
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aisle |
Corridor between the rows of seats on a plane. |
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arrivals area |
Area for passengers getting off a plane. |
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baggage |
Bags, suitcases, etc. |
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baggage claim |
Place where passengers go to get their luggage at
the end of a flight. |
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board |
Get on or enter a plane |
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boarding pass |
Card which authorizes passengers to board a plane. |
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bus |
Large motor vehicle carrying passengers along a
fixed route. |
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bus stop |
Area where passengers get on and off a bus. |
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cab |
Taxi |
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car |
Motor vehicle for carrying passengers. |
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check-in |
Register as a guest at a hotel or as a passenger
at an airport. |
connection
connecting train
or flight |
Train or plane leaving the station or airport soon
after the arrival of
another, enabling the passengers to change from one to another. |
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customs |
Government department that collects taxes on goods
imported from
other countries. |
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departure board |
Large display showing times and destinations of
departing flights. |
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departure lounge |
Place where passengers wait before boarding a
plane. |
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direct |
Without any connecting trains or flights. |
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domestic flight |
Within the country, not international. |
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duty-free |
Without payment of taxes called 'custom duties'. |
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excess baggage |
Baggage that weighs more than the amount allowed. |
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fare |
Cost of a journey by bus, boat or taxi. |
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flight |
Journey in an aircraft. |
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gate |
The place in an airport where a particular flight
arrives and departs. |
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hand luggage |
Light baggage (bags, briefcases, etc.) that you
are allowed to carry
on board. |
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jet lag |
Tiredness after a long flight due to differences
in time zones. |
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label |
Card showing your name and address which is used
to identify luggage. |
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luggage |
Bags, suitcases, etc. |
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motorway |
Wide road for fast-moving traffic. |
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off-peak |
A time that is less busy (and tickets are usually
cheaper). |
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passport |
Official identification document for citizens
travelling abroad. |
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peak time |
When the greatest number of people are travelling. |
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pilot |
Person who navigates the plane. |
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platform |
In a railway station, area next to the track where
passengers get on
and off trains. |
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return |
Ticket for a journey to a place and back again. |
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runway |
Ground on which aircraft take off and land. |
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shuttle |
An aircraft or bus that travels regularly between
two places. |
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single |
Ticket for a one-way journey to a place. |
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station |
A place where trains stop on a railway line. |
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steward/stewardess |
Personnel on board a plane |
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stopover |
A temporary stop during a long journey. |
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subway (US) |
Underground urban railway system. |
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suitcase |
Case for carrying clothes when travelling. |
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tag |
A sort of label. |
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taxi |
Car for hire for which you pay a fare. |
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taxi rank |
Place where taxes park while waiting to be hired. |
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terminal |
-Building at an airport where passengers arrive and
depart.
-End of a railway line or bus route. |
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ticket |
Printed paper giving the holder the right to
travel by plane, train, bus, etc. |
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tracks |
Set of rails for trains. |
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train |
Railway engine with several carriages linked
behind it. |
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tram |
Public passenger vehicle running on rails
(tramlines) along the streets. |
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transit |
Transit passengers stop at an airport which is not
their final destination. |
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tube (UK) |
Informal word for the underground railway system
in London. |
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underground (UK) |
Underground urban railway system. |
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visa |
Stamp or mark put on a passport to authorize
entry, exit or transit. |
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