"ghost flight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ghost flights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ghost flight (plural ghost flights)
  1. (aviation) An empty or near-empty flight run by an airline to fulfill contractual obligations. Translations (empty or near-empty flight): kummituslento (Finnish), Geisterflug [masculine] (German), pusty lot [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-ghost_flight-en-noun-O7IBTIlJ Categories (other): Aviation, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 72 28 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'empty or near-empty flight': 86 14
  2. (aviation) A flight in which the aircraft continues to fly after incapacitation of the pilots or crew.
    Sense id: en-ghost_flight-en-noun-dMbngnt2 Categories (other): Aviation Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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