At the airport

If you take a flight from an airport in an English-speaking country, you're likely to hear some of these phrases.

Checking in

Did you pack these bags yourself?
Have you left these bags unattended?
Does the luggage belong to you?
Have you been with your bags the whole time?
Has anyone given you anything to take on the flight?
How many bags do you have to check in?
Do you have any hand luggage?
Are you carrying any restricted items?

Can I see your passport?
Would you like an aisle seat or a window seat? (aisle = next to the corridor)

Your gate number is … and your flight boards at …. (gate number = the numbered area of the airport where your flight leaves from)

Going through security

You need to put your hand luggage through the x-ray machine. Some items cannot be taken on board as hand luggage (such as knives, aerosol cans etc.) As you pass through security, you may set off the alarm. When this happens, the airport personnel search you.

In the departure lounge

When you pass through security, and before you board your flight, you can wait in the departure lounge. At international airports there is duty free shopping, where you can buy goods without paying taxes.

Airport announcements

Please proceed to gate number… (proceed = go to)
In a few moments we will be calling all passengers with priority boarding.
Please have your boarding card ready for inspection

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28 comments on “At the airport”

longcap

I sometime go to somewhere in the world by plane, so this lesson very useful for me, thank you so much.

Jegan

hi
These all are very useful informations. Some of these words i heard when i was standing in dubai airport
Thanks lot for your valuable informations

Hani

Thanks alot

meo

thanks very much

Sara

very useful! thanks

diana

I'm a begiiner English student and I give you a lot of thanks for your page, it's very useful for me.

Jessica

I'm a volunteer ESL tutor, and really appreciate this up-to-date information that I will be able to give to my student! I was having a hard time remembering all the questions that are asked. Thanks!

Rita

"the flight to Pokhar is now opening for check-in" , is it correct?

Clare

Rita ยป Yes.

mr. yao

thanks a lot

Mahamed Abdinur

Thank you so much. I am a student learning about a second language and I learned about more words for this page. I appreciated over again.

BEATRICE

Thank you very much. I am a new student, I am very happy because I want realy to learn English.

Dean

Thank you very much. I'm appreciate for those volunteers to help me to improve my english skill..

khan

thanks alot for giving lots of information,but i just need to know that what does mean by"you may set off the alarm"

Clare

It means that the metal in your pockets will make the alarm sound / go off.

Center

Useful!!

simran

thanx alot…. it helped me very much

Ghada

can we say:
the flight schedule forth to and back from NewYork?

Clare

The flight schedule to and from New York.

haryati

this is really a fabulous web for all those who want 2 improve eng. lang. congratulation!!

Nuray Alam

nice topic. I think this will helpful for me when i'll fly for foreign countries.

acnmbk

Hi, Thanks a lot for your very useful information page. I'm going to travel to another country but my English is not good so I'm very scare of missing the flight at the airport. Your page is very helpful to me. BTW, Could you offer some more airport announcements? Thank you.

idiom999

do u have any hand luggage~

ho ~it's so cool,isn't it?…
thanks

NNN

^^^
I don't know if these phrases are British specific or not, but "carry-on luggage" sounds much more natural than hand-luggage to me (American), but very good information none the less!

Clare

I think you're right – it's a British / American difference. Many thanks for your comment and for suggesting an alternative phrase!

Kenny

It is very useful for wanna travel to foreign country.

shmily

very useful

muhammad sheebat ul hamd

i really got much advantage using such kind of airport tips. i'm very thankful to instructor of such kind persons.

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