Airline Terminology

jimntx

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Got these from an email. Enjoy! Add any additionals you think of.

Open-Jaw: What clients do when they find out what their full-coach fare will be.

Passenger: Cargo that talks.

Airline Club: Paradise-like kingdom guarded by dragon-like creatures.

Fog: Weather condition generated by airports.

Airline Sales Rep: Underpaid demigod expected to perform superhuman tasks. Rare species.

NO REC: The passenger went online and booked his own flight.

Direct Flight: 1) Connecting flight in disguise. 2) What civilians think a nonstop flight is.

In-flight Snacks: Little treats sealed in a bag impervious to all but chainsaws.

Baggage Sorting Area: See 'Bermuda Triangle'.

Codeshare: Magic trick in which aircraft from several different airlines leave from the same gate at the very same moment.

Gate Announcement: Vital information delivered over a sound system rejected by Taco Bell.

Remain Seated Announcement: Phrase that creates an instant urge to go to the lavatory.

Blankets/Pillows (archaic): Sleep-inducing objects said to have existed in primitive times.

Minimum Connecting Time: Time it takes for an Olympic gold medal sprinter to run between two gates.

Hotel Shuttle: Vehicle subject to paranormal effect. While waiting, every hotel van will come by multiple times -- except yours.

Overhead Luggage: Rectangular object expected to magically shrink from the size of a refrigerator to the size of a loaf of bread.

Frequent-flyer Programs: Airline's term for Pandora's Box.

ARUNK: Sound passenger makes when sitting between two very large people.

On Time: Obscure term, meaning unknown.
 
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