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Getting airline passengers safely and happily from one destination to another requires
teamwork. The airline industry employs many different people, from pilots and flight crew to
caterers and grounds crew. Many of these jobs require communication in English, whether
among co-workers or passengers. English is the most common second language that crew
members need to learn. Whether your job is to book passengers on their flights, assist
passengers with luggage, or fly the airplane itself, these pages can help you
learn important words and expressions to use on the job in the airline industry.
Word
part of speech
Meaning
Example sentence
airfare
noun
airfare.
aisle
noun
aisle seat
noun
aisle
assist
help
verb
baggage
noun
airplane.
belongings in
baggage,
luggage claim
warm covering
noun
blanket
noun
boarding pass
noun
bumpy, rough
adj
the aircraft
cabin
noun
cabin.
call light
noun
light.
member's attention
captain
noun
of the plane
captain?
charter
discount airline
noun
much.
cockpit
noun
the captain and his co-pilots cockpit because it's almost time to land.
sit
comfortable
adjective
relax
complimentary
free of charge
adjective
co-pilot
noun
over.
domestic
adjective
emergency exit
noun
emergency exit?
accident
e-ticket
noun
internet
excess baggage
heavier/more bags than you You can either pay for your excess
noun
are allowed
first-class
noun/adj
meal to eat.
gate
noun
headset,
earphones
passengers to listen to
noun
music or a movie
international
worldwide
adj
jet lag
noun
land
verb
jacket
put on in an emergency
noun
over water
motion sickness a bad feeling in the stomach There is a paper bag in front of you in case
noun
a rough ride
overbooked
adj
available seats
overhead
t
noun
over-sized
baggage
suitcases
adj
oxygen mask
counter.
a device that goes over a
noun
noun
go through security.
nationality
pilot
noun
plane
safe to land.
refreshments
noun
row
noun
each other
runway
noun
on
seatbelt
noun
steward (male),
stewardess
you're tired.
(female), flight
attendant, air
host
noun
stopover
noun
stopover in Toronto.
take off
noun/verb
ground
runway.
verb
to the gate.
or deboarding
touch down
verb, noun
turbulence
rough flight
noun
wheelchair
noun
wheelchair.
window seat
noun
out
Reference: Farid, A. (1985). A Vocabulary Workbook: Prefixes, Roots , and Suffixes for Esl
Students. Prentice Hall College Div. UK.