Conversation at the Airport

Airport Official: Good afternoon! Where are you flying today?

John: Mumbai.

Airport Official: May I have your I-Card please?

John: Here you go.

Airport Official: Are you checking any bags?

John: Just this one.

Airport Official: OK, please place your bag on the scale.

John: I have a stopover in Nagpur – do I need to pick up my luggage there?

Airport Official: No, it’ll go straight through to Mumbai. Here are your boarding passes – your flight leaves from gate 15A and it’ll begin boarding at 3:20. Your seat number is 26E.

John: Thanks.

Glossary:

Here you go: We can say 'here you go' after giving something to somebody, especially when they have asked for it.

checking any bags: To check any bags means to carry any small bag with you inside the flight for keeping in the overhead bin.

scale: Scale is the machine/equipment that measures the weight of your luggage.

stopover/layover : the place where the flight stops for a while to board/deboard the passengers before heading for the final destination.

go straight through: It means that your luggage will go straight to final destination. You don't need to personally collect the luggage at the layover/stopover city.

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