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Departures board

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

nounCommon term

In travel & airport english, departures board means: A large screen at an airport or station that lists the next departures with their times, destinations, gates or platforms and status.

In Turkish: uçuş bilgi ekranı, kalkış tablosu

How it is used

The status column shows words such as On time, Delayed, Boarding, Gate closed, Cancelled and Go to gate. Arrivals boards work the same way for incoming flights. Also called a departure board or flight information display.

Example sentences

  1. Look at the departures board: our flight now says Go to Gate 15.

  2. According to the departures board, the train to Bologna leaves from platform 6.

Common collocations

  • check the departures board
  • on the departures board
  • arrivals board
  • flight information screen
  • departuresThe part of an airport or station for people who are leaving, and the signs and screens that list flights about to leave.
  • gateThe numbered area in an airport terminal where passengers wait and then walk or take a bus to board their plane.
  • delayA situation in which a flight, train or other service leaves or arrives later than planned; as a verb it means to make something late.
  • platformThe raised area beside the track in a railway or metro station where passengers wait for trains and get on and off.

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