TEXT 1. TERMINAL DESIGN

The number of levels (floors) for processing passengers and baggage in a terminal building depends on the volume of traffic to be handled. For small volumes of traffic the one-level-operation terminal building has been designed. Here the processing of passengers and baggage takes place at the same level as the apron, and the entire layout is quite simple.

Two-level-operation terminals have been designed and are being built at high-traffic-volume airports. In this type of operation the arriving and departing passengers are separated.

The departing passengers are usually processed on the upper level, and the arriving passengers - on the lower level. The fingers leading to the aircraft are Also above the level of the apron. The principal advantage of this system is that the congestion in the flow of passengers and baggage can be reduced considerably.

VOCABULARY CHECK

Make sure that you know the words: floor, two-level operation, volume of traffic, terminal building, design, processing, layout, apron, arrive, depart, separate, congestion.

UNDERSTANDING CHECK

Translate text 1. Answer the questions:

1. What does the number of terminal building levels depend on?

2. Where are departing passengers usually processed? Why?

GRAMMAR CHECK

Name and analyze the use of tense-forms in text 1.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES

Say a few words about the airport design.