Air transportation

Commonly Used Terms in Air Travel
Commercial Fight- a flight whose seats have been sold by an airline to the general public. Commercial fights are not military or private flights.
Red-eye flight- an overnight flight.
Flight Attendants- Airline personnel who see to the safety, comfort, and needs of passengers on a plane.

Airline Terminologies
Aviation – industry that builds and flies aircraft
-M ilitary Aviation -aircraft flown by a nation’s air force and other branches of its military
- Civil Aviation -flies the public from place to place

Civil Aviation
Domestic Service
International Service
Flight must start and end within the borders of the same country.
Flight starts in one country and ends in another

Flight Types and Route
Non-stop flight -a traveler goes from Point A to Point B on the same aircraft, with no stop in between.
Non-stop
LAX MNL

Direct flight -a traveler goes from Point A to Point B on the same aircraft but that aircraft stops at an airport in between; with one flight number
Direct
MNL HKK LAX
(No Change of Planes)

Connecting flight -the traveler , to get to her/his destination, must change planes, once, twice or even more times. Each flight will have a different flight number.
Connecting
SIN LON LAX
(Change of Plane)

Flight Types
Non-stop
LAX MNL
Direct
MNL HKK LAX
(No Change of Planes)
Connecting
SIN LON LAX
(Change of Plane)

One-way flight itinerary -the Point traveler just goes from Point A to Point B.
Open-jaw flight Itinerary -traveler flies from Point A to Point B, then travels by ground transportation (e.g., car rental or rail) from B to C, then returns by air from C to A.

A Round Trip Flight Itinerary -most common. The traveler flies from Point A to Point B, stays a while, and then returns from B to A.
A Circle Flight Itinerary -the traveler has two or more extended stopovers and returns to the originating city.

Aircraft-Broad Categories
Jet Engines
Propellers or Props

Jet Engines
Fly faster (520-560 mph or so)
Can go longer distances
Larger

Propellers
Smaller
Relatively slowly (about 300 mph)
Travel short distances

Jet Prop
Combines features of both prop and jet engines
Tend to be larger and a little faster than regular prop aircraft

Classes of Service
First Class
Business Class
Economy Class

Classes of Service
First Class
Located in the compartment at the front of the plane.
Wider seats
Greater pitch – more than 50 inches
More recline – 60 percent or more
More elaborate meals
Complimentary alcoholic beverages
Free movies

Classes of Service
First Class
The seats may even fully convert to beds (sleeper seat)
Traveler may even be provided with free pajamas

Classes of Service
Economy Class
More standard level of service
Narrower seats
Less pitch and recline
Simple meals or snacks (sometimes with no menu choice)
Or even no food service at al

Classes of Service
Economy Class
Separating the coach- and the first-class compartments is a wall called the bulkhead row.

Classes of Service
Business Class
Represents a class of service that’s almost as good as that found in the first class.
Pitch is 35 inches
Recline is 40-60 percent

How are seats assigned?
- passenger can reserve a specific seat in advance either by phone with a travel agent or an airline reservationist or on the internet
- Upon check in at the airport: at the check-in counter or at a self-service kiosk or at the gate

How are seats assigned?
Exit Rows - where the emergency exits are located
Usually assigned at airport check-in
For able-bodied passengers to help open the exterior door in an emergency

Philippine Setting
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) formerly the Air Transportation Office (ATO)
On March 4, 2008, Republic Act No. 9497

CAAP Functions
Establish and prescribe rules and regulations for the inspection and registration of all aircraft owned and operated in the Philippines and all air facilities;
Establish and prescribe the corresponding rules and regulations for the enforcement of laws governing air transportation;
Determine, fix and/or prescribe charges and/or rates pertinent to the operation of public air utility facilities and services;

Group Activity: Flying the Net
Here’s you chance to compare three Web sites that consumers regularly use to book flights. Visit the following:
Expedia ( http:// www.expedia.com )
Travelocity ( http:// www.travelocity.com )
Orbitz ( http:// www.orbitz.com )

Format:
Typewritten
Short bond paper
Bookman old style - 12
No folder (stapled only)
First page: Names of the Members
Date of Submission:

Expedia
What do you feel is its greatest strength?
2. What do you think is its greatest weakness?
3. What do you feel is its most unique feature?

Air transportation

by Kristel Laurenciano on Feb 15, 2012

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