1.
airline ticket; plane ticket
A ticket for air travel.
航空券 is the standard formal term for an airline ticket. In casual speech, 飛行機のチケット is more common, but 航空券 is used in official contexts such as booking confirmations, travel agencies, and airport announcements.
Etymology
A compound of 航空 (aviation) + 券 (ticket). The 券 suffix appears in many ticket-related words such as 乗車券 (train ticket) and 入場券 (admission ticket).
Common collocations
- 航空券を予約する: to book a plane ticket
- 航空券を購入する: to purchase a plane ticket
- 航空券を手配する: to arrange a plane ticket
- 格安航空券: discount airline ticket