AT THE AIRPORT A family arrives at the airport It is early morning But many people are already there The people will travel all over the world First they wait in line to check their bags Then they go through security Passenger planes carry people to and from places all over the world 5 CHAPTER 1
To board the plane passengers walk through a tunnel called a jet bridge Next they find their gate They wait there until it is time to board the plane 6
On the plane people find their seats They watch out the windows as luggage is loaded onto the plane Then it is time for takeoff The plane zooms down the runway Soon it lifts off the ground It flies high above the clouds FUN FACT In the United States more than two million people travel on airplanes each day 7
