rebook a flight

Meaning

This expression means to change the date or time of a flight ticket that you have already purchased. It is commonly used when your original flight is cancelled, delayed, or when your travel plans change unexpectedly. You can do this online, over the phone, or at the airport customer service desk.

Examples

• My meeting was postponed, so I had to call the airline to rebook my flight.

  My meeting was postponed, so I had to call the airline to rebook my flight.

• The airline offered to rebook our flight for free after the storm cancelled the original one.

  The airline offered to rebook our flight for free after the storm cancelled the original one.

• Is there any fee if I decide to rebook my flight to next Tuesday instead?

  Is there any fee if I decide to rebook my flight to next Tuesday instead?

• I managed to rebook my flight through the mobile app in just two minutes.

  I managed to rebook my flight through the mobile app in just two minutes.

• If you miss your connection, the gate agent will help you rebook a flight.

  If you miss your connection, the gate agent will help you rebook a flight.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to renew my flight because of the delay.

  ✓ I need to rebook my flight because of the delay.

  'Renew' is used for documents like passports or subscriptions. For changing a ticket to a new date, use 'rebook'.

• ✗ The airline rebooked me a flight.

  ✓ The airline rebooked my flight.

  'Rebook' takes the flight as the direct object, or you can say 'rebook someone on a flight'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Since the storm is getting worse, we should probably ___ our flight before it gets cancelled.

  💡 Change the reservation to a different time or day.

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  rebook

• The agent was very helpful and managed to ___ my flight to the next morning.

  💡 Reschedule.

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  rebook