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Rebook

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

/ˌriːˈbʊk/verbCommon term

In travel & airport english, rebook means: To book again, especially to move a passenger to a different flight, train or date after a cancellation, delay or missed connection.

In Turkish: yeniden rezervasyon yapmak, başka uçuşa aktarmak, bileti değiştirmek

How it is used

Airlines rebook passengers automatically or at the transfer desk, and passengers can also rebook in the app. When the passenger chooses to change plans, a change fee and a fare difference may apply. The noun is rebooking.

Example sentences

  1. Your flight was cancelled, but we've rebooked you on the 18:30 to Brussels.

  2. Can I rebook for Thursday without paying a fee?

Common collocations

  • rebook a flight
  • rebook passengers
  • free rebooking
  • rebook online
  • cancelTo decide or announce that a planned flight, booking or event will not happen; travellers also cancel their own reservations.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • bookTo arrange and usually pay in advance for a ticket, seat, room or service so that it is kept for you.

More terms: Delays, Cancellations & Connections

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