The expression "change flight" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to switching flights, for example: "I need to change flights because my initial flight was cancelled."
The "change flight" button was another convenience.
Crews, commentators, fans and journalists have scrambled to change flight itineraries and find hotel rooms after their planned stays had expired.
The agency Round the World Experts even offers customers a "Travel Butler", allowing travellers to change flight, make additional ground arrangements, or simply seek advice as they travel.
"The Roar Above: Remapping the Skies" (Feb. 11) explains the need to change flight patterns to accommodate the increased number of flights, which will result in an increase in noise levels on the ground.
In its plea, Fine Air admitted that its supervisors had ordered subordinates to change flight weight charts and manifests after the crash and lied to the Federal Aviation Administration about mandated inspections and corrosion on components.
Delta Air Lines is working with International Business Machines and an e-commerce company called Modem Media to develop and test a service that not only gives customers wireless access to flight and gate information, but by next year will also allow travelers to purchase tickets and change flight schedules using their handheld organizers and mobile phones.
The galling thing is that the airlines reserve the right to cancel or change flights themselves, without penalty.
The firm believes more and more people will want to avoid congested hub airports and fly directly to their destinations, without having to change flights.
Travellers between Iran and the US currently have to change flights in a third country, usually in Europe or the Persian Gulf.
Since the snowstorm that paralyzed JetBlue's operations at Kennedy Airport in 2007, airlines have become much more proactive about allowing passengers to change flights in advance without penalties.
The big jets had come to ferry devout Muslims directly to and from Mecca for the haj: no longer do pilgrims have to fly to one of Indonesia's larger airports and then change flights.
