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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.
国内線のターミナルはこちらです。
The domestic terminal is this way.
国内線を利用して大阪に行く。
I'll take a domestic flight to Osaka.
台風の影響で、国内線の多くが欠航になった。
Because of the typhoon, many domestic flights were cancelled.
Compound of 国内 (domestic) + 線 (line; route). Used for airlines and occasionally trains, but the airline sense dominates.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 国内線に乗る: to take a domestic flight
- 国内線ターミナル: domestic terminal
- 国内線専用: domestic-only
- 国内線予約: domestic booking
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 国際線: international flight — the counterpart for flights that cross national borders
- 国内便: domestic flight — refers to a specific flight rather than the route as a whole