Okuzeka
Travel & Airport English vocabulary · Delays, Cancellations & Connections

Gate change

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

nounCommon term

In travel & airport english, gate change means: A situation in which a flight is moved to a different departure gate from the one first shown on the boarding pass or screens.

In Turkish: kapı değişikliği

How it is used

Gate changes are announced over the speakers, on the departures board and often by app or text message. Staff say "There has been a gate change" or "The flight has moved to Gate 32".

Example sentences

  1. Please note there has been a gate change: flight 307 to Lyon will now depart from Gate A5.

  2. We almost missed the plane because we didn't hear about the gate change.

Common collocations

  • last-minute gate change
  • announce a gate change
  • gate change notification
  • gateThe numbered area in an airport terminal where passengers wait and then walk or take a bus to board their plane.
  • departures boardA large screen at an airport or station that lists the next departures with their times, destinations, gates or platforms and status.
  • final callThe last announcement asking passengers for a flight to go to the gate immediately because boarding is about to end.
  • 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: Delays, Cancellations & Connections

Practise with graded reading

Reading at the right level is the fastest way to make new words stick. Pick free English books by level: