Flight

How it is used

The most basic word of air travel. You book, catch, miss or change a flight, and staff ask for your flight number. Flights are domestic or international, direct or connecting, and can be on time, delayed or cancelled.

Example sentences

1. My flight leaves at 6:40, so I need to be at the airport by five.

2. Excuse me, which gate is the flight to Amsterdam leaving from?

3. We nearly missed our flight because of the traffic.

Common collocations

• book a flight
• catch a flight
• miss a flight
• flight number
• domestic flight

Related terms

• airlineA company that operates passenger and cargo flights on regular routes and sells tickets for them.
• bookTo arrange and usually pay in advance for a ticket, seat, room or service so that it is kept for you.
• connecting flightThe second or later flight you take to reach your destination when there is no direct flight, after changing planes at another airport.
• direct flightA flight that takes you to your destination without changing planes; strictly speaking it may still stop on the way, unlike a non-stop flight.
• 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.

More terms: Booking & Tickets

• ticket
• round-trip ticket
• one-way ticket
• e-ticket
• booking reference
• fare
• itinerary
• economy class
• upgrade