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Flight attendant

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

nounCore term

In travel & airport english, flight attendant means: A member of the cabin crew who looks after passengers' safety and comfort on a plane, serves food and drinks and helps in emergencies.

In Turkish: kabin memuru, host, hostes

How it is used

The neutral, modern term for both women and men. Airlines also say cabin crew for the whole team and cabin manager or purser for the senior member. Passengers call a flight attendant with the call button above the seat.

Example sentences

  1. I asked the flight attendant for a blanket and some water.

  2. Flight attendants, please prepare for landing.

Common collocations

  • ask a flight attendant
  • call the flight attendant
  • cabin crew
  • senior flight attendant
  • seat beltA strap fixed to a seat that you fasten across your body to keep you safe in a plane, car or bus.
  • overhead binThe closed storage space above the seats in a plane where passengers put their cabin bags and coats.
  • turbulenceSudden, uneven movements of the air that make a plane shake or bump during a flight.
  • boardTo get on a plane, ship, train or bus at the start of a journey; at airports it also describes the time when passengers are let on.

More terms: Boarding & On the Plane

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