Meaning of ghost flight | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An empty or near-empty flight run by an airline to fulfill contractual obligations.
2. A flight in which the aircraft continues to fly after incapacitation of the pilots or crew.

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Examples

“The ghost flights, defined as those with no passengers or less than 10% of passenger capacity, operated from all 32 airports listed in the data.”

“Airlines may be denying that they run ghost flights, but they're certainly able to operate them during travel bans: they don't have to cancel flights even if pandemic restrictions mean their passengers can no longer travel.”

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