British Airways. Check-in Information for Passengers

For all domestic and European flights, check-in is one and a half hours before departure. For international departures, check-in is two hours before departure. You must check in within the recommended time before your departure.

1. Your baggage must be securely closed and locked.

2. Every piece of you checked baggage must be labeled with your name and destination address. We suggest a label should always be put inside each piece of baggage.

3. You must remove all old destination labels from previous trips. Old labels may delay your baggage.

4. Do not carry unidentified object for other people.

5. You may carry personal items as cabin baggage. British Airport recommend passengers include important documents, cash, valuable items, medication and laptops (portable computers) in their cabin baggage. Do not pack these in your checked baggage.

6. British Airport recommend passengers do not carry items which are considered a security risk in their cabin baggage (e.g. scissors, knives or similar items).

7. British Airport recommend that all software on lap-top computers is backed up before travelling.

8. Each item of checked baggage will be given a destination tag showing your flight number and a section will be attached to your ticket. Please check that the tag shows the correct destination and flight number.

The departure gates for British Airport flight close ten minutes before the aircraft departure time and late arrivals at the gate may not be allowed to board.

1. You have to be at the airport ninety minutes before your flight.

2. You mustn’t put your name and address on your luggage.

3. It’s not a good idea to have old labels on your luggage.

4. You can’t take any objects on the flight that aren’t yours.

5. You can take medicines and expensive objects on board with you.

6. You can take a child’s toy gun on the flight with you.

7. You must make copies of your software before you fly.

8. You should look at the destination tag details on your ticket.

Communicative practice

Task . Read and learn phrases to the subject:

Is there an excursion bureau nearby? Where is it? We are staying here only for... - some hours - one day - a week What main places of interest do you advise us to see? Where does an excursion bus start off? When does the excursion begin? Could you recommend me a good guidebook of …? Am I on a right way to..? - a theatre - a museum - the Zoo Sorry, where is a ...nearby? - a post office - a restaurant - a toilet I am a foreigner and I don't know the city. Couldn't you help me to find a..?

Task . Read the dialogues given below and act them out:

Dialogue 1.

Passenger: Excuse me. Can you tell me where the booking-office is?

Porter: Yes, certainly on the first floor of the station. This way, please.

Passenger: Thank you. Good morning. Can I have two tickets in the first-class sleeper for morning train to London tomorrow?

Clerk: Just a minute. Let me see. Well I can let you have two seats, but in different carriages. Do you agree?

Passenger: Oh, no! Can you give me two tickets for the day after tomorrow?

Clerk: Yes, I can. This will be 350 dollars.

Passenger: Here’s the money. What platform does the train leave from?

Clerk: The train leaves from platform 5 at 9 o’clock.

Passenger: Thank you.