airport terminal | a building at an airport divided into arrivals and departures (domestic and international flights) | |
baggage drop off | where you give your luggage to check it in if you already have your boarding pass | |
baggage reclaim | where you collect your luggage on arrival, and there are usually trolleys for carrying heavy cases | |
check-in desk | where you give in any checked-in luggage(bags, cases, etc.) and where given a boarding pass | |
customs | where your luggage may be checked to see if you ar bringing illegal goods into the country | |
departures board | an electric display showing flight times and if the flight is on time, boarding, closed or delayed | |
gate | where you show your boarding pass and ID and board your flight | |
runway | where planes take off and land | |
security | where they check that you are not trying to take prohibited itoms onto the plane | |
VIP lounge | where passengers who are traveling business or first class can wait for their flight | |
turn up | arrive | |
hold | the part of an aircraft where goods are stored | |
option | something that you can choose to do | |
disruptions | incidents that make it difficult for something to continue in the normal way | |
scheduled | arranged to be doneat particular time | |
shift | a period of time worked by a group of workers who start work as another group finishes | |
disembark | get off an aircraft | |