Air travel

Air travel

The act of traveling by plane.

Industry: Travel

Contributors in Air travel

Air travel

The process of ensuring that every piece of baggage loaded onto an aircraft belongs to a passenger who is actually traveling on the plane. This is a safety measure intended to reduce the risk of a ...

baggage scanner

Travel; Air travel

Airport machine for X-raying baggag. It enables airport personnel to examine the contents of passengers' baggage for security purposes before it is loaded onto a plane.

steward

Travel; Air travel

Somebody who attends to passengers on an aircraft or ship, or manages provisions and dining aboard a ship.

ground steward

Travel; Air travel

Somebody who attends to passengers in an airport.

backpacking

Travel; Air travel

Practice of traveling or hiking while carrying all of one's belongings inside a backpack. While the type of backpack (size, internal or external frame, top-loading or side-loading), or even the use ...