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TRAVELLING BY AIR.

Travelling by air is more convenient than by train because it saves your time though it does not save money. Distances more than 2,000 km can now be covered by modern passenger planes on non-stop flights without landing to refuel. Statistics shows that travelling by air is as safe as travelling by train.

Last time I travelled by air two years ago when I was on holiday in the Caucasus. I booked a ticket fifteen days in advance. On the appointed day after packing my luggage, I proceeded to the airport by bus.

In the hall of the airport there were a lot of people waiting for boarding the plane. Before the flight the passengers must register at the airport. When registering the passenger is required to have his luggage weighed after which the attendant attaches a special tag to it. Each passenger is allowed twenty kilos of luggage free of charge. There is no need to worry about your suitcase, it will be looked after.

The registration stopped half an hour before the time of take-off. Soon we heard the voice of the announcer calling the plane going south: "Boarding the plane Flight 217 begins. Passengers are invited to take their places." 1 said good-bye to my friends who came to see me off and with the other passengers went to a special bus which took us to the plane on the runway.

On board the plane the stewardess helped everyone get comfortable in the reclining seats adjustable to some positions. I sat back and relaxed. Very soon the plane took off. At that moment we saw a notice "No smoking. Fasten your seat-belts." In a few minutes we were above the clouds. During the flight we got information of the altitude, speed, the weather and the distance covered. The stewardess served us mineral water, juice, tea, sweets and sandwiches. Besides, newspapers and magazines were offered to the passengers. Everybody felt comfortable and nobody was sick.

The plane landed exactly on time.


Date: 2015-01-12; view: 2848


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