What English do you need at the airport?

Excuse me, my seat won't recline. Is there another seat available?

打扰一下，我的座椅不能后仰。有其他座位可以换吗？

💡 在长途航班上，座椅故障可以合理要求换座。按呼叫按钮或等空乘经过时礼貌招手即可。不要自己随意换到空座位，需要先得到空乘许可。

Here you go. I'm in seat 32B. It's a 10-hour flight, so it would be great if I could move.

给你。我在32B。飞行10个小时，能换个座位就太好了。

Yes, please! Anything is better than a seat that won't recline for 10 hours. Thank you!

好的！什么都比坐10小时不能后仰的座椅强。谢谢！

Excuse me, I'm having several problems with my seat. The recline is stuck, the tray table is loose, and my reading light doesn't work.

不好意思，我的座位有好几个问题。靠背卡住了，小桌板松了，阅读灯也不亮。

💡 一次说清所有问题比反复呼叫空乘要好。列举问题时用 'and' 连接最后一项，这是英语列举的标准方式。

I appreciate that. This is a red-eye flight and I was really hoping to get some sleep. Is there any possibility of an upgrade?

谢谢。这是红眼航班，我真的很想睡一会。有没有可能升舱？

💡 因机械故障请求免费升舱是合理的，但不要表现得理所当然。用 'Is there any possibility' 比 'I want an upgrade' 更得体。红眼航班(red-eye)指深夜起飞的航班。

That's amazing, thank you so much! I wasn't expecting that. You've been really helpful.

太好了，非常感谢！没想到能升舱。你真的帮了大忙。