Air Transport

• Travel and Tourism
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Air Transport

Sectors within 

the Travel and Tourism Industry

Types of Airlines

There are three types of airlines

Lowcost | Chartered | Scheduled

Think of one example of each type of airline

Guess the Airline

Each group will be given one airline (keep it a secret)

You have three minutes to think of three questions 

to ask the other group to try to identify their airline

Questions could include, for example 

- Are you a low cost airline?

- Are you a scheduled airline?

- What is your hub airport?

Which of the following is NOT a low cost airline?

1. Whizz Air
2. Ryanair
3. Met Airways
4. Easyjet

What is Emirates hub airport?

1. London Heathrow
2. Dubai
3. Madrid
4. Dublin

Which one is Qantas's logo?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Aer Lingus is a scheduled airline?

1. True
2. False

How busy are the skies?

Lets look at the Flight Radar 24 website (on next slide)

Think about:

- What cities in Europe are experiencing the most air traffic?

- Why has air traffic increased significantly since the 1990s?

- What are the negative impacts of increased air traffic?

www.flightradar24.com

What cities in Europe
are experiencing the most air traffic

Why has air traffic increased
significantly since the 1990s

What are the negative
impacts of increased air traffic