accompanied baggage
noun
bags or suitcases belonging to a passenger who is travelling in the same plane
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noun
bags or suitcases belonging to a passenger who is travelling in the same plane
noun
a company that owns aircraft and takes people or goods by plane from one place to another
points that you collect when you fly or when you buy something, and can exchange for free plane tickets. The American word is frequent flyer miles.
noun
the weight of bags and suitcases which a passenger is allowed to take on a plane without paying
noun
a check of passengers’ bags and suitcases at an airport to make sure they contain nothing dangerous or illegal
noun
a position for an emergency landing of a plane, where the passenger sits bent forward with their hands behind their head
verb
to tell someone who has bought a ticket for a plane seat that they cannot fly because the airline has sold too many tickets
noun
part of a plane that is more comfortable and has better service than the part where most people sit. Business class travel is more expensive than economy class travel but less expensive than first class travel
the Civil Aviation Authority: a British organization responsible for the safety of air travel and for controlling air traffic. A similar organization in the US is called the Federal Aviation Administration.
noun
bags that you carry with you on a plane, rather than those that go in the plane’s hold
noun
an announcement in an airport telling passengers to go to their plane because it is leaving soon
noun
a plane journey arranged by a travel company that has bought all the seats and sells them at a lower price
verb
to give your bags and cases to an official at an airport so that they can be put on a plane
to arrive at an airport and show your ticket to an official
noun
the part of a plane in which the seats cost more than economy class or tourist class but less than first class
noun
a less expensive type of seat on a plane or train. The British word is economy or tourist class.
noun
an arrangement between two airlines in which they both sell seats on a flight using their own flight numbers
noun
bags that weigh more than the official limit that each person is allowed to take on a plane. You have to pay money to take them with you.
noun
an airline that takes passengers fairly short distances to airports where they can catch long-distance flights
verb
to use a particular company or travel in a particular class when you are travelling by plane
noun
relating to a system in which people who often travel by air can get airline tickets free or at a reduced price
noun
the feeling of being very tired and sometimes confused because you have travelled quickly on a plane across parts of the world where the time is different
noun
the weight of bags and suitcases that a passenger is allowed to take on a plane without paying
adjective
a standby plane ticket is a cheap one that you buy just before the flight is ready to leave if there are still seats available
verb
to give people a better seat on a plane, or a better hotel room, than the one that they have paid for
noun
the fact of being given a plane seat or hotel room that is better than the one that you have paid for
adjective, adverb
adjective, adverb
travelling by or using planes
to fly in a complete circle
on a ship or plane
ready to get on a plane if there is a seat left when it is about to take off
to begin to fly
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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