English: To arrive late
French: Arriver en retard
The opposite of “to arrive early” “arriver en avance” is “arriver en retard”, literally “to arrive in delay”. Arriving late is probably going to happen to you far more often than arriving early and it's something that affects your passengers more. Often, the length of the delay is announced so that passengers have an idea how late the flight is going to be. This information is important for them as they have scheduled engagements after they arrive, connecting flights to catch, or friends coming to pick them up from the airport. If you’re the one responsible for French translations, you’ll need to translate this.
Retard (m)=Delay
Arriver en retard=To arrive late
Arriver trente minutes (f) en retard=To arrive thirty minutes late
Partir en retard=To depart late
Now available! Module 4 of Canadian French for Flight Attendants. Learn the French for:
-Less common food/drinks/special meals.
-Bag issues (bag won't fit/no more space).
-Announcements for mechanical problems, cancellations, airplane changes, diverting, etc.
-Delays because of fuel, catering, connection passengers, weather, etc.
-Tight/missed connections.
-And much, much more!
Flight Attendant Souvenirs. Souvenirs d’un agent de bord. United Arab Emirates, February 2020. Émirats Arabes Unis, février 2020. On the same tour, we also had the chance to ride camels, sand board down the dunes, smoke shisha, and watch the sunset. Sand boarding was fun, but climbing back up the hill is another story. Unlike ski hills, there are no chairlifts...