Can you imagine how confusing it could be when you’re in a foreign airport where people are communicating only in French?
But whether you are planning to travel to a French-speaking destination or not, today we’ll be sharing with you a list of French air travel vocabulary and phrases related to airports.
Knowing these words and phrases could surely come in handy soon. Plus, it will give your French vocabulary a boost, too.
So if you’re ready, let’s start!
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| une compagnie aérienne | airline |
| un avion | airplane |
| un aéroport | airport |
| un vol | flight |
| les bagages | baggage |
| la livraison des bagages | baggage claim |
| les arrivées | arrivals |
| les départs | departures |
| la carte d'embarquement | boarding pass |
| les bagages à main | carry-on luggage |
| les bagages enregistrés/ un baggage en soute | checked-in luggage |
| un chariot | cart |
| un guichet d’embarquement | check-in counter |
| l'enregistrement | check-in |
| une boutique hors taxes / un duty-free | duty-free |
| un passeport | passport |
| un visa | visa |
| le billet d'avion | plane ticket |
| un billet simple | one-way ticket |
| un billet aller-retour | round trip ticket |
| le contrôle de sécurité | security check |
| une porte | gate |
| l'immigration | immigration |
| Un terminal | terminal |
| la douane | customs |
| une escale | stopover |
| Embarquer | To board, embark |
| Débarquer | To disembark, to deplane |
| Récupérer les bagages | To recover your luggages |
| Décoller | To take off |
| Atterrir | To land |
| acheter un billet | to buy a ticket |
| enregistrer (les bagages) | to check bags |
| déclarer | to declare |
| faire une réservation | to make a reservation |
| la classe économique/ la classe éco | economy class/ coach |
| un passager | passenger |
| le pilote | pilot |
| un steward | steward |
| une hôtesse de l'air | flight stewardess |
| vols intérieurs | domestic/internal flights |
| vols internationaux | international flights |
| l'atterrissage | landing |
| le décollage | takeoff |
| l'embarquement | boarding |
| Le Hall de départ | Departure hall |
| Le Hall d’arrivée | Arrival hall |
Now you know the airport in French!
Let’s check out a few sample statements and common questions, too.
| Quand est-ce que je dois être à la porte ? | When do I have to be at the gate? |
| Vous devez vous présenter à la porte 30 minutes avant l’heure du départ. | You have to be at the gate 30 minutes prior to departure. |
| Combien de temps dure le vol ? | How long is the flight? |
| Combien de temps va-t’on s’arrêter ? | How long is the stopover? |
| Est-ce que j’ai besoin d’un visa ? | Do I need a visa? |
| Vous n’avez pas besoin de Visa. | You won't need a visa. |
| Combien de valises est-ce que je peux prendre ? | How many pieces of luggage can I take? |
| Vous pouvez prendre seulement un bagage à main. | You can only take one piece of hand luggage. |
| Je voudrais avoir un siège du côté hublot, s’il vous plaît. | I would like to have a window seat, please. |
| Malheureusement, nous n’avons plus de siège disponible du côté hublot. | Unfortunately, we don’t have any window seats left. |
| Je voudrais avoir un siège du côté couloir s’il vous plaît. | I would like to have an aisle seat, please. |
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vraiment j’aime tes expressions et ca m’a beaucoup aide………………….
Very nice. I learned basic French words from hearing my parents speaking, so although some words were familiar they weren’t by sight. It’s great to tie up all the loose connections & having the audio of the more complex phrases or words above would make this post an even more impressive addition to valuable web knowledge. Merci!
Hello the audio should be available with the learning package. THx