flight

return

We booked our return flight for next Tuesday morning, so we need to leave the hotel by 6 am.

first

She boarded the first flight to London and arrived before sunset.

last

We almost missed our connection because we were on the last flight of the day.

first, maiden

My cousin was nervous about taking her first flight to visit relatives in Spain.

final, last

The pilot announced that this would be his final flight before retirement.

bumpy

The passengers complained about the bumpy flight and asked for extra blankets.

training

The pilot completed another training flight before being allowed to fly passengers.

catch, take, travel on

We're taking a morning flight to Paris next week for our vacation.

have

My sister had a long flight to Australia last month and arrived completely exhausted.

make

The pilot made a quick flight to London to attend an important business meeting.

be booked on/onto, be on

My parents were booked onto a delayed flight yesterday afternoon.

book (sb), book sb/yourself on/onto, get

I booked myself on an early morning flight because I wanted to arrive before noon.

charter

We chartered a flight to Barcelona for our family vacation last summer.

cancel, suspend

The airline had to cancel several flights due to the severe snowstorm.

operate

The bus company operates several flights daily between London and Paris.

divert

The pilot had to divert the flight when a passenger became seriously ill during takeoff.

blow up

The terrorist was arrested after attempting to blow up a commercial flight over the Atlantic Ocean.

be bound for sth

The next flight was bound for Tokyo, so we had to wait three hours at the airport.

be full

We had to change our plans because the morning flight was completely full.

number

I couldn't find my boarding pass, so I had to ask the airline for my flight number.

time

The flight time to Barcelona seemed longer than usual because of bad weather.

delay

We arrived late because of a three-hour flight delay at the airport.

commander, engineer

The flight engineer checked all the systems before we took off.

recorder

After the accident, investigators examined the flight recorder to understand what went wrong.

path

The pilot adjusted the flight path to avoid the storm developing over the mountains.

aboard/on/on board a/the ~

The pilot welcomed everyone on board the flight before we pushed back from the gate.

during a/the ~

The passengers were asked to turn off their phones during the flight.

~ for

We need to book a flight for our family vacation next month.

~ from, ~ out of

We booked the last flight from London because we wanted to leave early that morning.

~ to

We booked a flight to Barcelona for our summer holiday next month.

be capable of

Young eagles become capable of flight after several weeks of training with their parents.

achieve

Early aircraft designers worked for decades before they could finally achieve powered flight.

take

The geese took flight at dawn, heading south for the winter.

during ~

The passenger felt nervous during flight and gripped the armrest tightly.

in ~

The eagle soared high above the valley, its wings spread wide in flight.

the line of flight

The photographer positioned herself carefully to avoid the line of flight of the migrating birds.

double

The grand hotel entrance featured a double flight of marble stairs leading up to the main doors.

lead

A narrow staircase leads up to the attic of the old house.

go down/up sth

The stairs in the old building go up in three separate flights before you reach the top floor.

down/up a/the ~

She climbed down a narrow flight of stairs to reach the basement of the old building.

put (sb/sth) to

The sudden noise from the dog put the birds to flight across the garden.

take

When the dog suddenly barked, all the birds in the garden took flight at once.

in ~

The refugees had to escape in flight when the fighting suddenly started in their city.

~ from

The refugees made their escape in a dangerous flight from the war zone.

~ into

During the storm, the birds made a sudden flight into the nearby forest to find shelter.

~ to

During the war, thousands of people made a dangerous flight to safety across the border.