domestic flight

Meaning

A domestic flight is a flight that starts and ends within the same country. You do not need to go through international customs for these flights, though official identification is still required. They typically have shorter check-in times and different baggage policies compared to international journeys.

Examples

• Since it's a domestic flight, we only need to arrive at the airport an hour before departure.

  Since it's a domestic flight, we only need to arrive at the airport an hour before departure.

• I'm booking a domestic flight from New York to Chicago for my business trip next week.

  I'm booking a domestic flight from New York to Chicago for my business trip next week.

• Are the liquid restrictions the same for a domestic flight as they are for international ones?

  Are the liquid restrictions the same for a domestic flight as they are for international ones?

• Domestic flights are usually much cheaper if you book them at least a month in advance.

  Domestic flights are usually much cheaper if you book them at least a month in advance.

• She prefers flying on domestic flights because the boarding process is so much faster.

  She prefers flying on domestic flights because the boarding process is so much faster.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I took an internal flight to Boston.

  ✓ I took a domestic flight to Boston.

  While 'internal' makes sense logically, 'domestic flight' is the standard, universally accepted industry term used by airlines and travelers.

• ✗ We are boarding to a domestic flight.

  ✓ We are boarding a domestic flight.

  The verb 'board' is transitive in this context and directly takes the object without the preposition 'to'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Since we are taking a ___, we don't need to go through customs when we land.

  💡 A flight that stays within the same country.

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  domestic flight

• Is a ___ usually cheaper than flying to another country?

  💡 An in-country air trip.

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  domestic flight