The common holiday means of transport are cars, planes, coaches, trains, ferries, cruiser, and yachts. Compare them together using the word below; exponsivo . \ tiring . V-/ ■'■-■"'.;'■'" : boring ; plow ^uncomfortable tlnconvenlent pelrlmehtalto the. environment ^angerous Ěiňpunctual choap relaxing interesting.' .' quick/fast v. comfortable convenient environmentally friendly sale punctual .Complete the article with the words below: M/check through 2/formalities 3/share 4/tickets 9/employees 5/latest 6/costs 7/flight , 8/clients .< Big.tour operators charter airplanes to transport thcinw their holiday destinations. Independent, individual and business travellers, on the contrary, use scheduled flights. If a flight Is chartered, it means that the whole airplane is for exclusive ,v, use of a particular tour operator. Sometimes more tour operators: « one chartered airplane. Chartered' planes, in short charters, don't fly according to any fixed time-table. A person who is In charge of organizing groups together for a chartered, flight Is called a consulidator. ' '■'- ',-■,.'■' Some people may find it difficult-to read the ticket and, get around at a big air.port.The itinerary, which the agent Issues for them together with their air ticket, should help them. ,. It is a detailed description of the '. , there one can find information not only about the ; dateand time of the departure, but also about the termin^'possibllities'to,' '■ check-in time, minimum connecting time In case of changing planes, arrival time given in : the local time, etc. The time shown on the flight ticket coupons are the departure times of an aircraft. However, the most important information for the passenger seems to be -. the one about the cheek-in time, as that is the'. 1 time at. which a passenger can be accepted for travel, allowing the necessary time to complete all i ■'. Passengers who haýe booked seats but do not check-in for the flight arc called "ho-shows",Their seats; v can be sold at a very.low price as a "stand:by ticket" to people, who come to the airport ■ and wait at the counter till the end of the check-in time or to .'. of the currier who wish to fly. That is one way how carriers try to avoid unoccupied seats and how flexible ■ . passengers, who are not snick by time, can^educe their travel v' to the minimum. Another way to avoid unoccupied seats is to overbook lite flight. The carriers can run . an overbooking policy, I.e. they can afford to sell more flight - than there arc scats available, thanks to careful monitoring and control of tlie situation over a long period, The airlines operate compensation schemes for passengers with confirmed reservations who arc unjustifiably denied carriage because of non-availability of scats due to overbooking. . ' meant*//texe partictliar incmtive programmes and improvements in the air transport Can you explain these words? Q FREE MILES MENUS HAND-BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE CLUB EUROPEAN LOUNGES REDEEMABLE BONDS: SEAT LOCKERS Competition in air transport is very tough and damps down the fares. Airline ■. > companies offer transient rates rtr various Incentives to attract more travellers. Frequent flyer programmes arc among the most common loyaltyprogrammes In the market. A fast growing number of low-cost airlines forces traditional carriers to find new ways to cope with this competition. They seethe solution In new alliances and partnerships. This gives passengers the opportunity to collect not only free mites but to get redeemable bonds also for staying in a partner hotel or hiring a car In a partner car-hire agency, Most airline corripanlcs have been redefining travel for the 21st century and therefore they have launched large programmes of product Innovations, both on the ground and in : the air. They improve their portfolios offering the cost-conscióus business traveller more : choice than everbefore, FixclusivaClub Europe Lounges have been opened at 26 airports for tltose, who wish- to. work or simply relax using contemporary and stylish facilities prior to their take-off. Travellers will also experience these changes on board of some planes. , New luxurious leather scats'are being introduced on many short-haul alrcrafts; larger . overhead lockers provide travellers with more space for their hand-baggage, inspiring light and healthy menus feature fresh ingredients and a complementary bar service' has also been enhanced. The hand-baggage allowance has been doubled In the World Traveller Plus, category, so today one can take up. to 18kg hand-baggage'In the cabin. This .■ has reduced the number of those who have to check-in their baggage at. the airport of origin and then wait for the baggage In the baggage claim area after landing at the airport of destination: Different "Skv fivers Sotn" nrneriinmfs offer nrhrlurrts ;iri