(こくないせん)

こくないせん
noun
domestic flight; domestic route
traveltransportation
1. domestic flight; domestic air route
An airline route or flight that operates within the borders of a single country. Most commonly refers to flights but also covers the terminal area handling them.
国内線(こくないせん)ターミナルこちらです。
The domestic terminal is this way.
I'll take a domestic flight to Osaka.
台風(たいふう)影響(えいきょう)国内線(こくないせん)(おお)欠航(けっこう)になった。
Because of the typhoon, many domestic flights were cancelled.

Compound of 国内(こくない) (domestic) + (せん) (line; route). Used for airlines and occasionally trains, but the airline sense dominates.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 国際線(こくさいせん): international flight — the counterpart for flights that cross national borders
  • 国内便(こくないびん): domestic flight — refers to a specific flight rather than the route as a whole