At the Airport 2
airline
Noun
a company that owns and operates many airplanes
airline
Do you know which airline has a 'Disneyland' plane? This one is Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990.
baggage claim
Noun
an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect their luggage
baggage claim
We took for a really long time at baggage claim. Can you believe it, our suitcases were the last ones to come out!
delay
Verb
make (someone or something) late or slow
delayed
All the flights are delayed, the airport is so crowded!
itinerary
Noun
a document in which the places you will be going to are listed
itinerary
My mom likes to have a copy of my itinerary so she knows where I am.
jet lag
Noun
tired and unpleasant feeling you sometimes get when you travel by plane to a faraway place
jet lag
I think the hardest part of our 18-hour flight is recovering from the jet lag. There's lots to do but I'm exhausted!
layover
Noun
period of time when you are waiting for a connecting flight
layover
We had a three-hour layover in Boston so I took a nap while waiting for our connecting flight to Chicago.
take off
Verb
leave the ground and begin to fly
is taking off
Finally the plane is taking off. It isn't raining yet and liftoff goes smoothly.
terminal
Noun
a transportation place that people depart from and arrive at
terminal
Our flight leaves from Terminal 3. We're flying international, going to Paris!
time zone
Noun
geographic region within which the same standard time is used
time zones
I live in Tokyo and flew through eight time zones to Paris. Now I'm 8 hours earlier than everyone at home!
touch down
Phrase
when an incoming plane makes contact with the ground
touch down
Touch down! Brakes and reverse engines slow the plane down quickly on this short runway.
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