Travel and Aviation Terminology

BA Travel & Tourism Mgt.

 This week
1. Acquire a folder (binder) –
2. Download and print an A4 size World
Political Map in colour
3. Type up your answers to Travel and
Geography and Aviation terminologies on
separate pages and place in a section
called Travel Terminology. Use Arial, Font
12, Justfied, 1.5 line space

BA Travel & Tourism Mgt.

 Orwords and phrases used in
relation to aviation...
 Charter flight –ETA/ ETD – IATA – Flag Carrier
Flight Path
LCC – Terminal – Hub – Full Service Airline
Long Haul/ Short Haul – Ground Handling
Code Sharing – Point to Point
Frequent Flyer Programme – Economy Class
Ancillary revenue – IATA Code
 Further words and phrases used in relation
to aviation...

 Land side/ air side - Scheduled flight -hub

and spoke system – alliances - No frills
airline - Air bridge - International airport -
Seat pitch - Regional airline
 Also;
◦ Airport Codes
◦ E.g. Dublin (DUB), Cork (ORK), Shannon (SNN), Kerry
(KIR), Galway (GWY), Knock (NOC)

◦ And.... London Heathrow (LHW), London Stanstead

(STN), Frankfurt (FRA), Paris Charles De Gaulle
(CDG), London Gatwick (LGW), Brussels (BRU)
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BA Travel & Tourism Mgt.
Looking at Ireland’s airport locations....

Belfast Belfast Intl

Belfast city

Is there anything
that strikes you
about this map?

60 miles