delayed flight
Late aircraft departure
A delayed flight is an airplane departure or arrival that occurs later than its scheduled time.
The phrase functions as a compound noun in travel contexts: Our delayed flight meant we missed the connection.
Delays may result from weather, mechanical issues, air traffic, or crew availability.
Airlines typically announce delays in increments, leading travelers to joke about serial optimism.
- cancellationVoiding of plans
- missed connectionFailed chance meeting
- layoverBreak between connecting flights
- airportAviation passenger facility
- gateHinged barrier in fence
gate change · boarding · boarding pass · departure board · tarmac · holding pattern · announcement · voucher · rebooking · travel insurance · customer service · connection · turbulence · waiting · lounge · red eye · overhead · luggage
- travel problemslost luggage, cancellations, lost passport, visa problems, jet lag
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
- Air Travelboarding, airline, takeoff, landing, departure
- flightsdeparture, arrival, boarding, nonstop, one-way trip
- travel humorroad trip humor, lost luggage, jet lag jokes, tourist traps, traveler tales
- meet-cutescoffee spill, spilled coffee, mistaken identity, spilled drink, wrong door