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FLYING. Hello! Now I'm going to tell you about travelling by air.
Nowadays most people go by air if they want to travel a long distance, or if they want
to get quickly from one place to another. Last week Nick and Liam flew from Dublin to
Gatwick airport, near London. The previous week they had gone to a travel
agency and had found out the times and cost of the flight.
They had decided to go on a charter flight, organized by a tour operator, because it was
cheaper than the ordinary scheduled flight. They had booked two seats for the following
week and the travel agent had given them their tickets.
On the day of their departure, they arrived at the airport about an hour before the plane
was due to take off. They found a trolley to put their luggage
in and went to the check-in desk. Here their tickets were checked and they were
asked whether they wanted to sit in a smoking area or not, and whether they wanted to be
near the window or the aisle. Then their luggage was weighed. They only
had one suitcase each so it was not very heavy. It was then put on a conveyor belt to be taken
to the plane. Nick and Liam were given a boarding pass and
told to wait in the departure lounge for their flight to be called.
Then, taking their hand luggage, they went through passport control, where their identity
cards were looked at ... ... (they didn't need a passport because the
Republic of Ireland and Britain are both in the EU, the European Union).
They then had to put their hand luggage on a security conveyor belt and go through the
security check themselves. As soon as they were through, they went to
the duty-free shop to look around. Nick bought some whisky and Liam some chocolate.
Then they decided to go and have a cup of coffee. They had just finished when they heard
their flight being called, so they picked up their bags and went to gate number five.
There their identity cards and boarding cards were checked once more, before they finally
went on board the plane. Bye! That's all for now!