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Vocabulary: fly away...

For some people, "travelling by plane" or "taking the plane" is a usual habit, almost a daily one, sometimes...   On the contrary, for others, the universe of an airport is quite unknown...

Anyway, this universe is very complex and increasigly becoming so, because of the terrible events which happened lately in the whole world. 

In English, the expression: "I'll take the plane" can be used, but it is much more usual to use an expression  representing many people's oldest dream: I'll fly!

Let's fly together ...

Departures= Planes leaving the airport	An airport	Arrivals= Planes coming to the airport
To take-off/ a take-off	A runway is used to take-off or bring passengers back to an airport.	To land
The  First class	The Business-class	Economy/ Coach             = the Economy class

What must you do before flying?

To  check-in	Get your Boarding pass	Security checks

Of course, before boarding, you will not forget to pay a visit to the different "duty-free shops".

The people you'll meet or fly with: 

Air-traffic controllers	A baggage handler	An Immigration Officer
The crew	The captain/pilot	Flight attendants = Hostesses and Stewards

Here we are: READY to go, at last :

Passengers are boarding	The overhead compartment
A tray-table	Fasten your beatbelt

Here is an extremely strange show: seeing this tiny lorry (truck) getting the huge monster out of its gate. This is "towing"

or "push-back". Then, the plane will go and position itself in front of the runway getting ready to take off (it advances very slowly= "taxiing")

You may follow the flight on the Internet: Flight status :

More vocabulary : 

After the flight:

Baggage reclaim	A customs officer and a sniffer dog	Home at last!

Phew...   That's a lot of technical vocabulary ... at least for people who aren't used to flying or going to airports...

On the contrary, this is very current and usual vocabulary for "frequent fliers".

The following test won't be difficult... Yet, I advise you to take a pause, and save, because it's quite long! I'm sure you'll do great... and it's a true story !

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Oh yes, it was quite a smooth, but unforgettable flightflewingflyflyingI don't know.
I had arrived very early as the baggage claimthe customsthe security checksI don't know promised to be drastic and thorough.
There was already a long line for the check inthe take-offthe landingI don't know but as they opened many counters, it wasn't that bad... and I quickly got my passportduty-freeboarding-passI don't know : seat 2 H.
I just had an overhead compartmentan overweight casea carry-onI don't know to take with me into the cabin. I hate oversized and overweight trolleyssuitcasesgalleyscarry-onsI don't know especially as when I go to my son's, doubles of my things are expecting me there... Yet, I'll pay a visit to the baggage reclaimcustomsduty-free shopI don't know to buy some of my favourite perfume! I had a seat in the cockpitthe customsBusinessI don't know and I liked it a lot, the cockpitan overhead compartmentan aisle seatI don't know in the second row. Very comfortable!
The Flight attendantThe immigration officerThe CaptainI don't know spoke to us: our flight from ORD to CDG (Chicago to Paris) was landedscheduledtaking upI don't know on time. Our seat belts were fastened and checked and we took awaytook offtake offI don't know.
Then the whole flight was a procession of attentive pilotsflight attendantsCaptainsI don't know, except during the break for the video and the necessary nap. The crew were very thoughtful, eager to help and make the control towerjourneyplaneI don't know pleasant. When we landingtake offlandedI don't know, cancelledon timedelayedI don't know as predicted, I had to go through the customs like everyone. No snifferimmigrationcustomsI don't know dogs for me... No check outbaggage reclaimimmigrationI don't know either...
Yet, I could have declared an unexpected present...
The crew had distinguished me as 'the most pleasant and friendly passengerclasshostessI don't know ' of that flight, and I had been offered a very refined bottle of a very good (American) wine as a reward! I was flabbergasted and grateful... I'll never know what I had done (or not done!) to deserve that!
Unbelievable, isn't it? I love flying!