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Departure lounge

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

nounCommon term

In travel & airport english, departure lounge means: The large waiting area after security where passengers wait, shop and eat before going to their gate.

In Turkish: giden yolcu salonu, bekleme salonu

How it is used

Mostly British; American airports tend to say gate area or concourse. At some airports the gate number appears only shortly before boarding, so passengers wait in the departure lounge and watch the screens. Airline lounges are separate rooms, paid or for premium passengers.

Example sentences

  1. Let's get through security and have breakfast in the departure lounge.

  2. Your gate will be shown on the screens in the departure lounge.

Common collocations

  • wait in the departure lounge
  • departure lounge shops
  • airport lounge
  • business lounge
  • departuresThe part of an airport or station for people who are leaving, and the signs and screens that list flights about to leave.
  • duty-freeSold to international travellers without some of the usual taxes, usually in airport shops after passport control; also used for the shops themselves.
  • departures boardA large screen at an airport or station that lists the next departures with their times, destinations, gates or platforms and status.
  • gateThe numbered area in an airport terminal where passengers wait and then walk or take a bus to board their plane.

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