Step 5.

Inside-the-plane vocabulary

Congratulations! You have talked to the security officer at the airport check-in,
found your gate, learned some important information from the announcements, and now
you are finally on the plane. Your trip is about to begin, and the flight attendant
will make some safety announcements to prepare passengers. Here is what it usually
looks like:

Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Mr./Mrs. X, on behalf of captain Name and the
entire crew, welcome aboard X Airlines flight Destination. You can expect a non-
stop service from … to … and then to … .

Our flight time will be this number of hours and minutes. We will be flying at an
altitude … meters/feet, at a ground speed of … miles/kilometers per hour.

Make sure your seat backs are in their full upright position, and your seat belts
are correctly fastened. Also, please set your portable devices to airplane mode
until further announcement. Thank you.

It is the standard speech you can hear from flight attendants when the flight
begins. After that, the steward or stewardess will do the safety demonstration
themselves or show you the video, if the airlines provide this option. When
everything is done, you can enjoy your flight.