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Makurdi Airport Terminal Building, Markurdi, Benue State
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(16.)
Gate Concourse:An extension from the main terminal building primarily
intended to provide protected access for passengers and the gates. In
addition to the passenger between the main terminal building corridor,
the concourse may include airline functional areas and minimum consumer
services.
(17.) Ground Transportation:The independently operated
transportation vehicles scheduled for passenger‟s use between airports
and the areas served thereby is called ground transportation.
(18.)
Immigration: This area is devoted to the examination of passports of the
nationals of the country where the airport is located and aliens
seeking to enter that territory. Consideration for design and function
of this area must be correlated federal authorities.
(19.) Interline
Connecting(ion): A term used to describe passengers and baggage which
arrive on the flight of one airline and depart on the flight of another.
(20.) Intown Terminal:A facility located apart from the airport,
usually in the downtown area of the city, at which passengers may be
processed, baggage checked to passengers‟ destinations, and from which
ground transportation is provided.
(21.) Intraline Connecting(ion): A
term used to describe passengers and baggage which arrive on one flight
and depart on another flight of the same airline.
(22.) In-Transit
Passenger: If an internationally bound aircraft stops at an airport for
refuelling or discharge of passengers and a remaning number of
passengers are to be detained in the aircraft of another destination,
the convenience of providing a totally segregated lounge facility may be
warranted for the continuing passengers. This facility is reffered to
as an in-transit area. Security of the area is important.
(23.)
Long-Haul: A term used to defined flights of or traffic which travel
over a relatively long distance as opposed to those which travel over a
shorter distance. Normally, long-haul passengers arrive at the
originating airport earlier than short-haul passengers, carry more
baggage than short-haul passengers, and are accompanied to or are met at
the airport by more persons than short-haul passengers.
(24.)Originating Passenger: A passenger who is starting a trip.
(25.)
Public Health Service: The function of the Public Health Service is to
determine whether an arriving passenger will present a health hazard to
the general population. Design requires correlation with federal
authorities. This may require inoculation, special examination, and
possibly quarantine.
(26.) Ready Room:An area adjacent to the normal
work areas in which personnel whose duties are performed out-of-doors
may assemble, be protected, and form which they may receive their work
assignments. These rooms should be concealed from public view.
(27.)Self-Claim
Baggage: A method under which passengers have direct access to
terminating baggage in a controlledarea. As passengers leave the area,
an attendat retrieves baggage claim checks and matches them to strap
checks to assure that passengers have selected only baggage to which
they are entitled.
(28.) Short-Haul: A term used to define flights
or traffics which travel over relatively short distance as opposed to
those which travel over a long distance. Normally, passengers arrive at
the airport of origin late, carry less luggage than long-haul
passengers, and are accompanied to or met at the airport by fewer
persons.
(29.) Standby Passenger: A passenger not holding confirmed
space but who is on hand at departure time for space that might become
available.
(30.) Terminating Passenger: A passenger who has arrived at their destination.
(31.) Through Passenger: A passenger who arrives and departs on the same flight.
(32.)
Transfer Baggage Room: The area to which checked baggage of connecting
passengers is delivered for sorting by flight prior to its being
dispatched to the aircraft for loading. This may be combined with
outbound baggage room at the same locations.
(33.) Unit Terminal:
One of several functionally completed terminal areas (which may be in
the same or several buildings) each of which houses the activities of
one or more airlines.
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