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Air passage (also: Flight passage) is a kind of the travel, which has the transport (traffic) of flight passengers with an airplane to the article.

The term can be misleading, there it only the choice of the means of transport - transfer - describes, not however the actual travel kind (bath vacation, business trip etc.). The comfort during the journey depends among other things on the selected reservation class. Usually between roofridge Class, is differentiated Businesses Class and Economy Class whereby with the roofridge is largest Class the comfort and service; but the ticket is also more expensively than with the other classes above all asiatic airlines offers besides fine gradations on (e.g. "„super Business Class "“, "„roofridge Economy Class "“, "„super roofridge Class "“, whereby these terms are not protected and it defines each airline differently).

The cab classes differ by different atmosphere, comfort (armchair, available space), different beverage and food offer as well as different intensity and quality of the service. The more highly the class, all the more flight companion come on an aircraft passenger.

It is differentiated between short distance, medium range and For the passengers flight companions are responsible. For the flight the airliner leader is responsible.

During the flight one can rest or sleep, hear music, regard films, converse or read. The prospect mostly is (clouds). On-board restaurants as in railways are not existent. A television program, showers or Schlafkojen are not offered. Telephone is possible only at few airlines via satellite. A receipt of a portable radio net is not possible due to the height and the screen.

Passengers can collect different kinds of points of bonus (e.g. "„miles "“) at most airlines in the context of a many flier program and achieve depending upon flight movement different Statusse and free flights can.

In view of the increasing air traffic and high kerosene consumption the climatic damages caused by air passage become a world-wide problem. Airline passengers have to compute the possibility over the organization atmosfair the environmental costs of their air passage. Over an appropriate freiwillige they can fly compensation in favor of of climatic protection projects "“climaticneutrally"”.

Procedere

  • Before the flight
    • Choice of the airline connections and if necessary the transfer airports
    • Choice of the reservation class, reservation of the seats and choice of the meals (e.g. vegetarian)
    • Exhibition of a Flugscheins ("“ticket"”)
    • Verification of the takeoff date
    • Announce ("„einchecken "“) at the switch of the airline and task of the luggage (for the cargo)
    • Exhibition of an on-board map
    • If necessary paying different airport taxes and/or a departure fee
    • Happen the safety portal (luggage transillumination, detecting the aircraft passenger after metallic articles and if necessary person search on dangerous articles)
    • Control rooms within the takeoff range (gate - "„gate "“)
    • Income of the seat in accordance with assignment
    • Stow away on-board luggage
  • During the flight
    • Briefing into the emergency standards
    • Greetings of the flight captain
    • Darreichung of meals (airplane meals) and beverages (the latters mostly in unlimited quantity, alcoholic beverages however only within limits)
  • After the flight
    • Entry control (visa)
    • Customs inspection
    • Collection of the luggage

Problem definitions

  • Surbooking, transfer posting, delay, loss
  • Weather problems (ice, snow, thunderstorm, storm)
  • Technical problems (loss of system components, rarely: Lack of kerosene)
  • Organizational problems (air traffic controller strike)
  • Inconvenience (close moving and Popexbeschwerden)
  • Dry air (mucous membrane)
  • Flight noises
  • Venous Thrombose due to missing movement
  • Fear of flight
  • Jerky flight ("“vents"”, Luftturbulenzen, thunderstorm etc.)
  • Randalierende of aircraft passengers
  • Plane hi-jacking
  • Emergencies
  • Climatic damage

Some these problem definitions can be reduced by the aircraft passenger rights of the EEC.

See also

  • Ticket (aviation), air route

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