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Red-eye flight

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

nounCommon term

In office & administration, red-eye flight means: An overnight flight that typically departs late in the evening and arrives the following morning.

In Turkish: gece uçuşu

How it is used

Used informally when planning overnight travel; consider the arrival time when arranging the next day's appointments.

Example sentences

  1. She arrives on a red-eye flight, so please move the briefing to the afternoon.

    The overnight journey affects the timing of the following meeting.

  2. The red-eye flight leaves at eleven tonight and lands at six tomorrow morning.

    The late departure and morning arrival explain the informal label.

Common collocations

  • take a red-eye flight
  • arrive on a red-eye flight
  • overnight red-eye flight
  • itineraryA detailed plan of a journey, listing flights, trains, hotels, meetings and times in order, usually prepared before a business trip.
  • travel expensesThe money spent on a business trip, such as transport, hotels, meals and visas, which the company normally pays or pays back.

More terms: Travel Arrangements

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