Layover

How it is used

Mainly American; British English often says stopover or connection time. Booking sites show each layover, for example "1 stop, 2h 15m layover in Istanbul". During a long layover some passengers leave the airport if their visa situation allows it.

Example sentences

1. We have a four-hour layover in Doha, so we can have dinner at the airport.

2. A 50-minute layover is too short if you have to change terminals.

Common collocations

• long layover
• short layover
• layover in
• overnight layover

Related terms

• connecting flightThe second or later flight you take to reach your destination when there is no direct flight, after changing planes at another airport.
• stopoverA planned break in a long journey, usually of a day or more, when you stay in a city before continuing to your final destination.
• transitPassing through an airport or country on the way to somewhere else, without staying or formally entering that country.
• missed connectionA situation in which you arrive too late for your connecting flight or train, usually because the first part of the journey was delayed.

More terms: Delays, Cancellations & Connections

• delay
• cancel
• gate change
• rebook
• compensation
• overbooked
• ETA