aircraft cabin

Meaning

The aircraft cabin is the section of an airplane where passengers sit during a flight. It includes the seating areas, aisles, overhead bins, restrooms, and galleys. It is designed to be pressurized and climate-controlled for passenger comfort.

Examples

• As soon as I stepped into the aircraft cabin, I noticed how quiet and spacious it felt.

  As soon as I stepped into the aircraft cabin, I noticed how quiet and spacious it felt.

• The flight attendants walked through the aircraft cabin to ensure all seatbelts were fastened.

  The flight attendants walked through the aircraft cabin to ensure all seatbelts were fastened.

• Modern aircraft cabins are designed with LED lighting to help reduce passenger jet lag.

  Modern aircraft cabins are designed with LED lighting to help reduce passenger jet lag.

• Please store your smaller personal items under the seat in front of you in the aircraft cabin.

  Please store your smaller personal items under the seat in front of you in the aircraft cabin.

• The captain announced that the pressure in the aircraft cabin was perfectly normal.

  The captain announced that the pressure in the aircraft cabin was perfectly normal.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I left my jacket inside the airplane room.

  ✓ I left my jacket inside the aircraft cabin.

  English speakers do not use the word 'room' to describe the interior of a plane; the correct term is 'cabin' or 'aircraft cabin'.

• ✗ The aircraft cabin was full of luggages.

  ✓ The aircraft cabin was full of luggage.

  'Luggage' is an uncountable noun and should not be pluralized with an 's'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The flight attendants are responsible for passenger safety inside the ___.

  💡 The interior seating area of a plane.

  Show answer

  aircraft cabin

• Please keep the aisles of the ___ clear during takeoff and landing.

  💡 The passenger area of an airplane.

  Show answer

  aircraft cabin