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Arrivals

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

/əˈraɪvəlz/nounCore term

In travel & airport english, arrivals means: The part of an airport or station where passengers come out after their journey and where people wait to meet them.

In Turkish: gelen yolcu, varış

How it is used

Passengers reach arrivals after passport control, baggage claim and customs. Friends, drivers and transfer staff wait in the arrivals hall, often holding name signs. The singular arrival is used for one flight: arrival time, on arrival.

Example sentences

  1. I'll meet you in the arrivals hall, next to the coffee shop.

  2. Your driver will be waiting at arrivals with a sign with your name on it.

Common collocations

  • arrivals hall
  • international arrivals
  • meet someone at arrivals
  • arrival time
  • on arrival
  • departuresThe part of an airport or station for people who are leaving, and the signs and screens that list flights about to leave.
  • baggage claimThe area of an airport, after passport control, where checked bags come out on moving belts and passengers collect them.
  • customsThe government service that checks goods people bring into a country and collects taxes on them; also the airport area where this happens.
  • ETAShort for estimated time of arrival: the time a plane, train, taxi or person is expected to arrive.

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