Travel has never been as popular as what it is today and every year more and more people book a holiday abroad to some far away destination. Amongst the most favourite destinations are America, Australia, Russia, Spain and Germany. London also attracts many overseas visitors who are interested in seeing the attractions that London is so famous for. These include Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament. Years ago only the very wealthy could afford to travel abroad but today with so many cheap package holidays and cheap airlines, many more people are able to enjoy this luxury.
Some people travel abroad because of their work and getting a flight maybe two or three times a week is like catching a bus. Aviation has progressed so much in the last twenty five years and airlines like British Airways are in competition with the cheaper airlines like Rynair and Easy Jet. All these airlines can fly passengers to any country in the world and the Boeing aircraft is the most popular choice for this purpose. Concord which was a joint project between Britain and France was the world’s fastest passenger airline able to fly at twice the speed of sound to America from Heathrow airport London or Charles de Gaulle airport Paris. This has now been scrapped because of the expense.
At all airports drawer rails (Schubladenführunq) are required for aviation purposes and security is of the utmost importance. Checks of the aircraft before and after a flight are always taken and passengers’ safety is never left unchecked. Before boarding any flight luggage is scanned and nobody is allowed onto a flight carrying anything sharp such as knives, scissors, forks and razors. Even drinks are not allowed to be taken on board. Any sharp items have to be packed away in suitcases that go in the hold and very often fully extendables (Vollauszüqe) are used to help load the suitcases onto the plane. When first arriving at the airport passengers need to be able to produce an up to date passport to identify who they are and without this no-one is allowed to travel. After checking in passengers are then able to browse round the many shops or relax in one of the many cafes or restaurants before their flight is called.