French Airport Vocabulary
Useful vocabulary for making plane reservations and negotiating the airport
Planning to fly to France or another French-speaking country? Study this airport vocabulary to help you buy your ticket and get on the plane.
| English | French |
| airline | une compagnie aérienne |
| airplane | un avion |
| airport | un aéroport |
| Arrivals | les arrivées |
| baggage | les bagages |
| baggage claim | la livraison des bagages |
| boarding pass | la carte d'embarquement |
| carry-on luggage | les bagages à main |
| cart | un chariot |
| checked luggage | les bagages enregistrés |
| check-in | l'enregistrement |
| customs | la douane |
| Departures | les départs |
| duty-free | une boutique hors taxes |
| early | en avance |
| economy (coach) class in economy class |
la classe touriste en classe touriste |
| first class in first class |
la première classe en première classe |
| flight | un vol |
| gate | une porte |
| immigration | l'immigration |
| late | en retard |
| one-way ticket | un billet simple |
| passport | un passeport |
| plane ticket | le billet d'avion |
| round trip ticket | un billet aller-retour |
| security check | le contrôle de sécurité |
| shuttle | une navette |
| stopover | une escale |
| terminal | une aérogare |
| visa | un visa |
| to board | embarquer |
| to buy a ticket | acheter un billet |
| to check bags | enregistrer (les bagages) |
| to declare | déclarer |
| to land | atterrir |
| to make a reservation | faire une réservation |
| to take off | décoller |
| passenger | un passager |
| pilot | le pilote |
| steward | un steward |
| stewardess | une hôtesse de l'air |
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