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government to operate international services. Hence, e.g., flag airline of a country.
floor As a designation for the same level of a building, the floor numbering differs in the UK and the USA: in the UK the floor at street level is called the ground floor and in the USA the first floor.
flag
floor service See room service
flag carrier A carrier designated by a
of convenience The practice of shipowners of registering their ships in countries other than those of their own home ports, for such reasons as avoiding taxes, government regulations, high wage rates and manning requirements.
flagship Originally ship having an admiral on board, nowadays the largest or best ship of the fleet, whether that of the navy or of a shipping company. The term is also used to denote the leading member of a group or chain of properties, when referring, e.g., to hotels or stores. flexitime Flexible working arrangement, under which each employee can choose within limits his/her working hours, as long as they cover ‘core’ times and the total weekly hours of work. Thus in offices with a working week of 35 hours, common ‘core’ times are sometimes set between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and employees may begin as early as 8 a.m. and finish as late as 6 p.m. flight attendant Member of cabin crew of an aircraft, also known as air steward(ess) or air hostess.
flight coupon The portion of a passenger ticket which covers a flight between particular points, surrendered at check-in time. In addition to one or more flight coupons, the ticket contains issuing office and airline audit copies. flight deck crew The pilots, flight engineers and navigators responsible for flying an aircraft, as distinct from cabin crew.
flight numbers Flight designations normally consisting of two letters (airline codes) and three figures. Some domestic and also intraEuropean flight numbers have four figures. See also code sharing.
Florin See Guilder/Florin flotilla cruising An arrangement in which a group of yachts sails in a fleet under the guidance of a lead boat with a small crew usually consisting of a skipper in overall charge, an engineer, and sometimes also a hostess. See also bareboat charter; crewed charter; provisioned charter.
fly cruise A holiday (vacation) arrangement consisting of scheduled or charter flight to and/or from a port and a sea cruise. fly drive An arrangement of scheduled or charter flight and car hire (rental), normally booked at the same time or as a package at an inclusive price.
fly rail An arrangement consisting of air and rail travel, normally booked at the same time, or as a package; it may include a rail pass, which entitles the holder to unlimited rail travel at the destination for a specified period of time.
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fixed wing aircraft See aircraft types: wings
flying boat An aircraft that can land on and take off from water, in which a boat serves as both fuselage and float. See also seaplane.
föhn A warm dry wind characteristic of mountainous regions, sometimes given its own name. E.g., Chinook blows down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains over the adjacent US and Canadian plains, and causes snow in winter to disappear rapidly, hence its nickname, the ‘snow eater’. Santa Ana blows from east to north east, west of Sierra Nevada Mountains, especially in the pass and river valley near Santa Ana, California.
food flight recorder Device carried in the aircraft which records technical information about the flight and which should be recoverable in case of an accident. Also known as in-flight recorder and referred to as the black box.
See à la carte accompaniment afternoon tea American breakfast American service
Asian breakfast bill of fare brunch buffet café complet
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