Airport Formalities

C) through at to off in on for by

Turbulence cabin crew airliner

B) headphones seat belts aisle land

Security check

Announcement check-in desk trolley take off

Hand luggage conveyor belt taxi passengers

Departures board excess baggage check in duty free

Departure gate security guard board on board

A) departure lounge immigration officer check runway

Air Travel

When you travel by air you have to get to the airport early in order to (a) ____ about an hour before your flight. If you have a lot of luggage, you can put it in a (b) ______ and push it to the (c) ______, where someone will (d) ______your ticket and weigh your luggage. If you have (e) ______, it can be expensive. Your heavy luggage is put on a (f) ______ and carried away. A light bag is classed as (g) ______ and you can take it with you on to the plane. An (h) ______ looks at your passport and a (i) ______checks your hand luggage before you go into the (j) ______ to wait till your flight is called. If you want to, you can buy some cheap (k)______ goods here. Then you see on the (l) ______or you hear an (m) _____ that you must (n) ______ your plane. You go through the (o) ______, then there is sometimes a (p) ______ before you actually enter the plane. When all the (q)______ are (r) ______, and when the captain and his crew are ready in the cockpit, the plane begins to (s) ______to the end of the (t) ______. Finally, permission is received from the control tower and the plane moves faster and faster in order to (u)______.

Flying is fun. I like being in a big (a) _____ with the (b) _____ (flight attendants) looking after me. They walk up an down the (c) _____ bringing meals and drinks; and if the flight is going through some (d) __, they warn everybody that it might be a bit bumpy and ask us to fasten our (e) _____. On a long flight I like listening to music through the (f) ___ available to all passengers, and sometimes I have a sleep. I enjoy it all so much that I never want the plane to (g) ______.

(a) We decided to go ____ plane.

(b) When do we take ____?

(c) First you must go ____ customs and immigration.

(d) You’d better ask ___ the information desk.

(e) His friend went ___ the airport with him to see him ___.

(f) You must check ____ at 10.30

(g) Put your luggage ___ a trolley.

(h) He looked ___ my passport.

3.11. Read the text paying attention to the order of going through all the airport formalities and answer the questions after the text.

According to the international standards passengers are to arrive at the airport two hours before departure time on international flights and one hour on domestic flights. The reason is that passengers should have enough time to complete all necessary airport formalities.

At the airport passengers should check the time of the flight to make sure that it is not delayed, cancelled, or altered. This information is available on the flight information display or at the inquiry office.

Passengers are to fill in customs declarations in one of the international languages or in the language of the country they depart from. They go to the Customs for an examination of their luggage. In some cases the Customs officer may ask you to open your bags and suitcases for inspection. This is done in order to prevent smuggling. After you are through with all Customs formalities, the Customs officer puts a stamp on your Customs declaration, or on each piece of luggage, or chalks it off. The particular procedure depends on the country of departure.

Then passengers proceed to the check-in area. There they are to register their tickets, to weigh in and to check in their luggage.

Most airlines have at least two classes of travel: first or business class and economy or tourist class. Business class is more expensive, while economy class is cheaper. Each passenger over two years of age has a free luggage allowance. As a rule, this limit is 20 kg for economy class passengers and 30 kg for business class passengers. Excess luggage must be paid for, except some articles that can be carried free of charge, such as baby's food, articles of baby's care, baby's prams, wheelchairs of disabled passengers, and some personal effects. Each passenger is given a boarding pass with his or her seat number. A boarding pass is to be shown at the departure gate and to the hostess when boarding the plane. Finally, passengers proceed to the passport control area. Passport control officers will check your passport and visa and put a stamp on them.

Customs, checking-in and passport formalities are more or less the same in all countries.

Questions:

1. Is there any difference between the time of arriving at an airport before departure on international flights and on domestic flights? Why?

2. What are the duties of the Customs officer?

3. What is a Customs declaration?

4. What is different about classes of air traveling? What class do you usually travel?

5. What excess luggage can be carried on board free of charge?

3.12. Fill in the missing words.

1. The Ritz is a famous _____ in London where rich people like to go.

2. Since we have a tent, we can stay at a _____.

3. A _____ is a place with a spring of mineral water. People usually go there for their health.

4. A _____ is a large private lodging house where people can pay to stay and have meals.

5. A _____ is meant for motorists with a space to park their cars next to the rooms.

6. Many young people like to stay at a _____ where they can get fairly cheap accommodation.

7. Many people prefer to take a _____ with them on holiday, then they can stop and sleep wherever they want.

8. If I had a lot of money, I would go on a world _____. But I hope I don’t get seasick very easily.

9. When she was in London, she went on an _____ to the Tower.

10. In summer, London, Paris and Rome are always full of ______.

11. In the winter, Mary spent two weeks at a ski _____ in Austria.

12. A ______ is a holiday organized by a travel agency. It includes travel, hotels, meals, and people travel there in large groups.

13. Ann spends most of the day _____ on the beach as she wants to come back from her holidays with a good ______.

14. I’d like a single room with a balcony.Do you have any ______. I’m afraid I haven’t made a ______.

15. Unfortunately, our single rooms are ______.

3.13. Study some signs and notices which you can see at an international airport or in a city. Work with a partner and explain their meanings. Think of other signs that you can add to this list.

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