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***** | DIRECT FLIGHT | Any flight between two places that carries a single flight number. Unlike a nonstop, a direct flight will make one or more stops between the two places. The passenger may have to change planes or even
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***** | FLIGHT KITCHEN. | Where food is prepared for serving on an airplane.
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***** | FLIGHT INTERRUPTION MANIFEST. | A coupon or voucher, often hand-written, provided to a passenger by an airline when there has been a change in their flight arrangements and which serves as a ticket.
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**** | FLIGHT ATTENDANT. | 1. A trained person who is responsible for looking after the passengers on an aircraft. In addition to serving food and drinks, the flight attendant is responsible for seeing that safety regulations a
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*** | FLIGHT COORDINATOR. | An employee of a cruise line responsible for arranging air travel for cruise passengers paying air-inclusive fares.
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* | FLIGHT NUMBER. | A unique alphanumerical designator that identifies a specific airplane's journey from one destination to another in a single direction, sometimes with intermediate stops.
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* | VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. | A set of procedures that govern the piloting of a plane when weather conditions allow the pilot to see the ground and the natural horizon and maintain distance from other aircraft. See also instrument
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* | FLIGHT OPERATION OFFICER. | The person at an airport or other location who oversees those activities specifically related to air traffic.
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* | FLIGHT TRACKER. | A software tool that provides, usually in real time, the status of an airline flight.
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* | FLIGHT CREW. | All the employees — pilot, co-pilot, and flight attendants — working on an aircraft.
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* | FLIGHT DECK. | On a commercial airliner, the cockpit of the airplane.
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