connecting flights
Multi-leg air travel
Connecting flights are sequential flights on a single itinerary, where passengers transfer from one plane to another at an intermediate airport to reach their final destination.
The term implies a coordinated booking—if you miss your connection due to a delay, the airline typically rebooks you.
We had a two-hour layover between connecting flights in Chicago.
- codeshare agreementsAirlines jointly marketing flights
- layoversScheduled breaks mid-journey
- travel itineraryPlanned route and schedule
- rebookingReserving again after cancellation
- transit hubsTransportation connection centers
boarding passes · hub airports · stopover · cancellation policies · domestic flights · international flights · concourses · terminal · airline routes · customs checkpoints · airport lounge · direct flights · boarding gates · gate change · security checks · jet lag · airline hubs · shuttle buses
- flight typesnonstop flights, direct flights, charter flights, redeye, short-haul
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, airplane, airplanes
- flight schedulesarrival times, timetables, direct flights, nonstop flights, routes
- superhubterminals, runways, gates, lounges, airlines
- Transatlantic RoutesAtlantic crossing, ocean liners
- air travel rightspassenger rights, denied boarding, compensation claims, refunds, bumped passengers
connecting flightsdirect flight
Uninterrupted air travel
nonstop flight · direct route · nonstop · direct connection · straight shot