plane ticket
Loading your saved state.
plane ticket
A document or electronic confirmation that entitles someone to begin a flight. It serves as proof of the booking of a seat on an airplane for a specific route on a specific date.
Ich habe mein Flugticket für den Urlaub nächste Woche online gebucht und auf meinem Smartphone gespeichert.
I booked my plane ticket for next week's vacation online and saved it on my smartphone.
The word is made up of 'der Flug' (flight) and 'das Ticket' (ticket). Since 'Ticket' is the last part, it determines the article of the whole word: 'das Flugticket'.
Ohne gültiges Flugticket dürfen Sie nicht an Bord gehen.
Without a valid plane ticket, you are not allowed to board.
In connection with plane tickets, the verbs 'buchen' (to book), 'kaufen' (to buy), and 'stornieren' (to cancel) are especially common. They describe the process from reservation to cancellation.
Ich habe mein Flugticket bereits vor drei Monaten online gebucht.
I booked my plane ticket online three months ago.
To indicate the travel destination, 'Flugticket' is very often used with the preposition 'nach' (to) and the destination. For example: 'ein Flugticket nach Berlin' (a plane ticket to Berlin).
Wie viel kostet ein Flugticket nach New York?
How much does a plane ticket to New York cost?
ticket
'das Ticket' and 'das Flugticket' can both be authorization for a trip. 'Ticket' is more general and can be used for trains, buses, airplanes, or also for events. 'Flugticket' is more specific and means only the ticket for a flight. They can be confused because in everyday language people also simply say 'Ticket' for flights. If it is clear that it is about a flight, 'Ticket' is often enough; if you want to be precise, you say 'Flugticket'.
Vor der Reise prüft Mehmet noch einmal sein Flugticket.
Before the trip, Mehmet checks his plane ticket once more.
Ich habe das Ticket für die Zugfahrt auf dem Handy gespeichert.
I saved the ticket for the train journey on my phone.