noun phrase · neutral
direct flight
UK/dɪˈrɛkt flaɪt/US/dəˈrɛkt flaɪt/di·RECT FLIGHT
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a flight that goes from origin to destination without requiring you to change planes
Examples
“I booked a direct flight to avoid long layovers.”
“A direct flight is usually faster than one with connections.”
“We prefer direct flights even if they cost a bit more.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given the tight schedule, we decided to book a direct flight rather than risk missing a connection.”
Collocations
- take a direct flight
- book a direct flight
Word family
direct adjectiveflight noun
Common mistakes
straight flight→direct flight
direct departure→direct flight
Say it for a higher band
5straight flight→6non-stop flight→7+direct flight
Synonyms
non-stop flight
Easily confused
non-stop flight
“We booked a non-stop flight to New York.”
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