Travelling by Air

The rules for passengers who are going abroad are ______ in most countries but sometimes there might be a slight difference in ________.

If, for instance, you are supposed to begin with going through the ______, you’d better fill in the сustoms declaration before you talk to the сustoms ______. An experienced customs officer usually smells a _____, but he may ask any passenger routine questions, for instance, “Have you got anything to declare?” or “Any spirits, tobacco, presents?”

Then you go to the ________ counter where your ticket is looked at, your things are _______ and ______, a claim-check for each piece of luggage is _______ in the ticket and you are given a ______ pass, which has a seat number on it.

Of course, if your luggage weighs more than twenty kilos, you have to ___ extra. The next formality is filling in the _____________ form and going through _______ control.You write your name, nationality, _________ address and the _______ of your trip. In most countries there is also a security check when your _______ is inspected. This is an anti-hijacking _______.

After fulfilling all these formalities you go to the ____________ where you can have a snack, read a paper, buy something in the _________ shop and wait for the announcement to board the plane.

Some of these formalities are repeated when you arrive at your ________.