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CONNECTING FLIGHT
 
 
     
A flight requiring passengers to change aircraft and/or airlines at an intermediate stop. Flights necessitating a change of aircraft at some intermediate point before arriving at the final destination. An acceptable connecting time must meet a minimum standard agreed upon by the airlines and the airport in that city.
 
 
 
 
 
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DIRECT AND INDIRECT FLIGHTS
 
 
     
Direct flight – a flight between two predetermined points that does not require a passenger to change the aircraft even though there may be intermediate stops. Indirect flight – a flight, which requires passenger to change the aircraft as a part of the itinerary.
 
 
 
 
 
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DIRECT CONNECTION
 
 
     
In direct connection passenger need not have to change his flight. In direct connection only one airline will be used.
 
 
 
 
 
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DIRECT FLIGHT
 
 
     
Any flight between two places that carries a single flight number Unlike a nonstop, a direct flight will make one or more stops between the two places The passenger may have to change planes or even change airlines This is a change in meaning In the past, direct flights made stops but required no change of plane
 
 
 
 
 
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DIRECT ROUTE
 
 
     
The shortest all year route operated by an airlines in both directions between ticketed points at which it exercises traffic rights.
 
 
 
 
 
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ELAPSED FLYING TIME
 
 
     
Actual time an airplane spends in the air, as opposed to time spent taxiing to and from the gate and during stopovers.
 
 
 
 
 
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ELAPSED TRAVEL TIME
 
 
     
The actual time spent travelling from one destination to another and it is calculated because the time which is given in flight schedule are the local time of the respective cities.
 
 
 
 
 
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ESTIMATED FLYING TIME
 
 
     
Estimated flying time between departure city and destination or connecting point.
 
 
 
 
 
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ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL (ETA)
 
 
     
Time at, which an aircraft is expected to arrive at its destination.
 
 
 
 
 
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ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE (ETD)
 
 
     
Time at, which an aircraft is expected to depart.
 
 
 
 
 
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FLIGHT SCHEDULE
 
 
     
Flight schedule is divided into 8 different columns and are having the following flight information’s:- (1) Validity from / to (the effective dates of flight service, with the start and end dates defined) (2) Days of operation (3) Departure time (4) Arrival time (5) Operating airline and flight number (6) Aircraft type code (7) Classes of service (8) Non – stop / stop flight indicator. All information given in this is in code format. Timetable is divided into two parts:- (1) Headline City Column (2) Side Line City Columnr
 
 
 
 
 
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FLIGHT TIME
 
 
     
Is the time the aircraft is in flight. The point of time between take off and touch down.
 
 
 
 
 
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FULLY BOOKED FLIGHT
 
 
     
The order in which passengers are boarded on a fully booked flights are confirmed passenger, unconfirmed airline club member, waitlisted passenger traveling for compassionate reasons, waitlisted passenger, go show passenger and space available passenger.
 
 
 
 
 
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INBOUND FLIGHT JOURNEY
 
 
     
Coming from destination to origin.
 
 
 
 
 
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INDICATED FLIGHT TIME
 
 
     
Indicated flight time in the time table publication is not the actual time in air but consists of push back procedure, taxi time to runway, taxi time to air terminal, delay due to air traffic control and delay for alternate route.
 
 
 
 
 
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INDIRECT FLIGHT
 
 
     
This means the passenger will have to leave the plane at some stage during the journey - either so that it can refuel or possibly so that the traveller can change planes in order to complete the trip.
 
 
 
 
 
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INDIRECT ROUTE
 
 
     
Any scheduled continuous air route other than a direct route.
 
 
 
 
 
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INTERLINE CONNECTION
 
 
     
A flight on one airline that connects to a flight on another carrier - these tickets are usually more expensive than flying all on one carrier but may be the only way to get to a destination in some cases. Also unless an interline agreement for baggage handling exists, you may have to claim your luggage from the first flight and recheck it on the next carrier's flight. Not the best way to travel by air.
 
 
 
 
 
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INTERLINE TRANSFER
 
 
     
Transfer from the service of one carrier to the service of another carrier.
 
 
 
 
 
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INTERLINE
 
 
     
When the routing from the origin to destination requires 2 or more different air carriers to accomodate the passanger to their final destination.
 
 
 
 
 
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INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER
 
 
     
Change from the international service of one carrier to another international service of the same air carrier.
 
 
 
 
 
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LONG HAUL FLIGHT
 
 
     
A flight of considerable distance and time - often with the passengers suffering some significant jet-lag along the way.
 
 
 
 
 
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LONG HAUL TRAVEL
 
 
     
Air travel of 8 or more hours' durations.
 
 
 
 
 
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LONG HAUL
 
 
     
The transport of passengers or goods over a long distance- usually intercontinental.
 
 
 
 
 
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MISCONNECTION
 
 
     
Delivering airline is responsible for a misconnection when minimum connecting time was observed, onward connection flight was confirmed and both flights of the connection are in one ticket.
 
 
 
 
                         
           
 
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