On today´s lesson we are going to watch a video that explains how the airline business works and how airlines earn money with their flights around the world. In addition, it sums up the history of commercial flights, showing lots of interesting facts that explain how airlines work nowadays.
Even though it´s quite a long video (11 minutes), I highly recommend this video to any professional on the air industry, as well as any traveler, because it has many key words used on planes and businesses.
As usual, you have a vocabulary list below and I´ve introduced several questions in the video to check your understanding.
Are you ready for the trip?
Enjoy your flight!
VOCABULARY
Economy class: the cheapest and
less comfortable seats on a plane, also called Tourist class or coach.
Premium cabins: referred to Business class and First class cabins.
First class: the most expensive and highest quality service on a plane
Business class: plane cabin where you get a better service than in Economy class but not so good as First class.
Roundtrip: a journey from one place to another and back to where you started.
One way ticket: a ticket that allows a person to travel to one place, but not to return from that place. A ticket to go and return is called a roundtrip ticket.
Revenue: the income that a company receives regularly.
Caveat: a warning to consider something before taking any more action, or a statement that limits a more general statement.
Non-stop flight: direct flight between two cities without any technical stop nor stopover.
Fare: the price you pay to travel on a plane, train, bus, etc.
Luxury: very expensive.
Route: a way of getting somewhere; a road.
To cut costs: to spend less money.
To figure out: to discover, to solve a problem.
To purchase: to buy.
Employer: a person or company who pays people to work for them.
Employee: someone who is paid to work for a company or person.
Counter: a place in a shop, bank, airport, etc. where people are served, also known as front desk.
Deregulation: to remove national or local government controls or rules from a business or other activity.
Full fare: the most expensive price of a ticket, without any discount.
Discount fare: cheaper price of a ticket due to any type of discount.
Amenity: something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment.
Transatlantic flight: a flight that flies over the Atlantic Ocean. Sometimes they use the term transoceanic flight to refer a flight that flies over any ocean.
Cramped seat:
an uncomfortable and not big enough seat.
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