Путешествие - Travelling. Руденко Т.П. - 73 стр.

signment written on it, attached to the portion of the ticket you are about to               You will not be required to use your passport for U.S. domestic
use. If you do not receive a boarding pass with your ticket, please ask for           flights.
one at the ticket counter, or at the gate, at least 30 minutes prior to depar-
ture of the flight.                                                                   Smoking
       If you will need to make connections, it is often possible to ask for                Smoking is prohibited on all domestic airline flights of less than six
boarding passes for all portions of the trip. However, if the second portion          hours in duration, and violators are subject to fines. If you are unsure of
of your trip is considered a commuter flight (a short flight generally on a           whether smoking is permitted on your flight, look above your seat at the
smaller plane), you may not be able to do so.                                         “smoking / non-smoking” sign, or ask a flight attendant. If the flight is a
                                                                                      non-smoking flight, smoking is also prohibited in lavatories.
Check-in and boarding
       All passengers on U.S. domestic flights must check-in at the ticket            Services
counter or gate at least 30 minutes prior to departure of the flight. If you                  During the flight, a flight attendant will often bring complimentary
already have a boarding pass at this time, you should show it to the airline          snacks and beverages. Juice, soft drinks and other beverages are free of charge.
agent. Depending on the airline, either the agent at the ticket counter, or the       There is usually a charge for wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages. On
agent at the gate will stamp your boarding pass with an “O.K. to Board” stamp         flights of greater duration, you may be served a complimentary meal.
and will take the ticket portion of the boarding pass from you. It is important               You may also be offered various magazines to read during your
that you be present at the gate for the flight, at least 10 minutes prior to depar-   flight. An airline magazine will usually be located in the pocket of the seat
ture of the flight. Your seat number will be on the boarding pass.                    in front of you. These magazines usually contain maps of major airports, as
                                                                                      well as reading material.
Airport security
       There are security check points before the gates in U.S. airports. At          Making connections
the check point, you are required to place your bags, and other items you                    Often passengers traveling distances of over 300 miles by air need to
are carrying onto the airplane (such as umbrellas, purses, etc.), onto a con-         change planes or “make connections.” Please be aware that, on most
veyor belt. This conveyor belt passes under an x-ray machine and the con-             flights, an airline agent will meet arriving flights which have passengers
tents of your baggage are examined by a security agent of the airport. The            who are connecting to another flight. If you need to make connections to a
x-ray machines used in most airports are not harmful to film. If you do not           second flight you may ask the airline agent which gate you need to go to
see a sign which indicates this, you may ask the security agent if you can            for your flight and at what time the flight departs. There are also flight an-
pass a camera which has film in it, or film, to him.                                  nouncement boards and television monitors hanging throughout airports.
       You may also be asked to show the security agent the contents of               You may also ask an airline agent at any ticket counter. Tell the agent the
your baggage.                                                                         number of your flight and your destination and the agent will direct you to
       While your carry-on luggage is going through the x-ray viewer, you             the proper gate.
will also be asked to walk through a metal detector. You should remove                       If you check your luggage through to your final destination, you will
keys, or any other item made of metal, from the pockets of your clothing or           not need to claim it when you make connections: it will be automatically
jacket before you pass through the metal detector. Place these items in the           transferred to your next flight.
holder provided (usually a plastic basket or bowl), and walk through the
metal detector. If the metal detector makes a “beeping” sound as you walk             Safety
through, a security guard may ask you to remove the contents of your                         Please be aware that theft is common in U.S. airports. Many airports
pockets (or other metal items such as heavy metal belt buckles), or may               are crowded and bustling and it is important to be very careful and to keep
wish to pass a metal detecting wand above your clothing.                              an eye on your personal belongings at all times.

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