Aviation Word Of The Day - Ramp

The ramp of an airport can also be refered to as apron or in some very rare cases;aerobridge area.

The ramp is the part of the airside area intended for

•Loading and offloading passengers and cargo

•Refuelling the aircraft

•Servicing and maintenance of aircraft

•Parking of the aircraft

The ramp side has also been divided into bays Which could be alloted to aircrafts carrying out specific types of flight. For instance,parking bays for international,domestic,passenger or freight carriers.

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Aviation Word Of The Day - Carousel

A Carousel is a rotating platform from where all outgoing and passengers arriving can access their baggage.

A  carousel can be found at the arrivals hall area in the passenger terminal.Bags are conveyed by the carousel through the scanner to the baggage makeup area where the bags are loaded into containers then onward into the lower deck of the aircraft.

Baggage flow on the carousel should be timely.If it's too slow,passengers will be kept waiting for the arrival of their bags which will  cause delays.Conversely, if its too fast,the bags will pile up and passengers will have a hard time tracing their bags.

Aviation Term Of The Day - Baggage Allowance

First let's look at what baggage means,before adding  the allowance component.Baggage is simply any luggage,cases,and bags you take with you when travelling-your personal bellongings.

There are two types of baggage.

1)Checked baggage

2)Unchecked baggage

Checked baggage is usually the bigger of the two which is loaded into the lower deck of the aircraft.Whereas unchecked baggage, also known as "carry on" refers to small bags of limited size and weight that passengers are allowed to take with the  into the passenger seating area.This means you'll be in possession of the bag during the flight.

It is clear now that every passenger onboard a flight  is entitled to carry some baggage.However,this doesn't mean you can carry anything and everything.Here's where the Allowance bit comes in.Baggage allowance is the weight of baggage each air passenger is allowed to take for free.

Of course,you can pack beyond the limit,if only you're willing to pay extra charges.Each air carrier(airline) determines this allowance.

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