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Common collocations with flight in American Collocation

flight noun

US /flaɪt/

long-distance

long-distance
long-haul

Hub airports are mainly used by travellers making long-haul flights in large aircraft .

short-distance

short-haul

High-speed rail could be used as an alternative to short-haul flights .

within a country

domestic
internal

There are numerous internal flights within Croatia.

between countries

intercontinental
international
transatlantic
transcontinental

There have been a series of cancellations of international flights bound for the United States.

direct

direct
non-stop

Icelandair operates non-stop flights to Reykjavik.

to a place and back

return
round-trip

Expect to pay around £390 for a return flight in February.

going to/returning from a place

homeward
inbound
incoming
outbound
return

We depart for Santander Airport for our return flight to London.

after another flight

connecting
onward

After lunch transfer to the airport for your onward flight.

cheap

bargain
cheap
low-cost
no-frills

Low-cost flights have led to heavy air traffic increases.

regular

regular
scheduled

A number of new scheduled flights have also started this summer.

provided by a holiday company

charter

Thomas Cook Airlines operate charter flights to Florida.

lasting a particular time

one-hour, four-hour, etc

She had just stepped off a ten-hour flight from Los Angeles.

book a flight

arrange
be booked on
book (on)
get

Please book a flight with an arrival time of between 8.30 – 9.30am.

catch a flight

catch
get
take
travel on

We caught an early morning flight back to London.

not catch a flight

miss

He was almost certainly going to miss his flight.

get on a flight

board
get on

He can’t convince her to stay and she boards the flight.

book too many people onto a flight

overbook

Our flight was overbooked so we volunteered to go on the next one.

tell an airline you will definitely be travelling on a flight

reconfirm

Do I need to reconfirm each flight shown on my itinerary before departure?