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Travel & Airport English vocabulary · Delays, Cancellations & Connections

Minimum connection time

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In travel & airport english, minimum connection time means: The shortest published transfer interval used to plan an acceptable connection between flights.

In Turkish: asgari aktarma süresi

How it is used

Used in airline scheduling and ticketing; it varies with the airport and connection and is not a personal guarantee.

Example sentences

  1. The booking system rejected the itinerary because it fell below the minimum connection time.

    The interval acts as a planning threshold for the proposed connection.

  2. We chose a longer wait than the minimum connection time because we needed assistance.

    An acceptable published interval may not suit an individual traveller's needs.

Common collocations

  • meet the minimum connection time
  • published minimum connection time
  • connecting flightThe second or later flight you take to reach your destination when there is no direct flight, after changing planes at another airport.
  • 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.

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