{"id":1376,"date":"2011-05-15T01:15:11","date_gmt":"2011-05-15T09:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=1376"},"modified":"2023-01-13T11:59:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T19:59:37","slug":"business-english-pod-186-air-travel-connecting-flights-and-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2011\/05\/15\/business-english-pod-186-air-travel-connecting-flights-and-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 186 &#8211; Air Travel: Connecting Flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1376-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP186-Connecting-Flights.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP186-Connecting-Flights.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP186-Connecting-Flights.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Welcome back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-english\/\">Business English Pod<\/a> as we continue to look at the language and vocabulary of air travel.<\/p>\n<p>Air travel relies on a very complex system of scheduling. Unfortunately, that means that travel plans don&#8217;t always work perfectly. The possibility of problems goes up whenever you have one or more connecting flights. What if one airplane is late? What if your bags aren&#8217;t transferred properly to your next flight? What if the connecting airport has delays?<\/p>\n<p>Problems happen, and you need to be prepared to deal with them. This is what we&#8217;ll be looking at in this lesson. Last time (in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2011\/05\/08\/business-english-pod-185-air-travel-checking-in\/\">BEP 185<\/a>), we heard Robert check in for a flight to London, with a connecting flight in Chicago. Everything went smoothly at check-in. Robert stated his destination, checked his bags, chose a seat, and confirmed his gate and timing. But his connecting flight was scheduled to leave soon after he arrived in Chicago. And for that reason, a delay in landing has ruined Robert&#8217;s travel plans.<\/p>\n<p>Today we&#8217;ll hear Robert trying to work through the problem of a missed connection. He needs to work out a solution so that he can get to London for an important meeting the following morning. To do that, he&#8217;ll need to explain his problem, express urgency, make special requests, work through options, and agree reluctantly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\tWhy did Robert miss his connecting flight?<br \/>\n2.\tWhat solution does Robert request from the ticket agent?<br \/>\n3.\tWhat does the ticket agent remind Robert about?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/transcripts\/BEP186SN-Travel-Problems.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP186-Pub\/BEP186-player.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Online Practice<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/phrasecasts\/BEP186PC.mp3\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PhraseCast<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP186-Connecting-Flights.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn English for travel and checking into a 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