Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with flight in American Collocation
flight
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
long-distance
Hub airports are mainly used by travellers making long-haul flights in large aircraft .
short-distance
High-speed rail could be used as an alternative to short-haul flights .
within a country
There are numerous internal flights within Croatia.
between countries
There have been a series of cancellations of international flights bound for the United States.
direct
Icelandair operates non-stop flights to Reykjavik.
to a place and back
Expect to pay around £390 for a return flight in February.
going to/returning from a place
We depart for Santander Airport for our return flight to London.
after another flight
After lunch transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
cheap
Low-cost flights have led to heavy air traffic increases.
regular
A number of new scheduled flights have also started this summer.
provided by a holiday company
Thomas Cook Airlines operate charter flights to Florida.
lasting a particular time
She had just stepped off a ten-hour flight from Los Angeles.
book a flight
Please book a flight with an arrival time of between 8.30 – 9.30am.
catch a flight
We caught an early morning flight back to London.
not catch a flight
He was almost certainly going to miss his flight.
get on a flight
He can’t convince her to stay and she boards the flight.
book too many people onto a flight
Our flight was overbooked so we volunteered to go on the next one.
tell an airline you will definitely be travelling on a flight
Do I need to reconfirm each flight shown on my itinerary before departure?