domestic flight
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This is the standard term for a flight whose departure and arrival points are within the same country.
domestic flight
It refers to air travel between points in the same country and can describe either the domestic-flight category or an individual flight.
Learning notes
Explanation
The expression combines เที่ยวบิน (“flight”) with ภายในประเทศ (“within the country” or “domestic”). It applies both to domestic air travel as a category and to a particular flight operating within one country. It is a neutral, standard expression used in conversation as well as in official travel information. Individual flights can be counted with the classifier เที่ยว.
Usage
It commonly appears when searching for or booking tickets, distinguishing domestic and international terminals, and giving flight-status or delay information.
Caution
The contrasting term is เที่ยวบินระหว่างประเทศ (“international flight”). Do not confuse เที่ยวบิน, which means a flight, with สายการบิน, which means an airline.