1. Catch a flight – to take a plane.
   “I need to catch a flight to Paris tomorrow.”

2. Boarding pass – the document you need to get on a plane.
   “Don’t lose your boarding pass.”

3. Final call – the last announcement before the plane departs.
   “This is the final call for Flight 247.”

4. Jet lag – tiredness after changing time zones.
   “I always get jet lag when I fly to Asia.”

5. Red-eye flight – a late-night or overnight flight.
   “I took the red-eye to save a day of travel.”

6. Layover / stopover – time spent waiting between connecting flights.
   “We had a three-hour layover in Dubai.”

7. Fasten your seatbelt – safety instruction before takeoff.
   “Please fasten your seatbelts; we’re about to land.”

8. In-flight entertainment – movies, music, games on a plane.
   “The in-flight entertainment kept me busy during the flight.”

9. Bumpy flight – a flight with turbulence.
   “It was a bumpy flight, but we landed safely.”

10. Flying economy – traveling in the cheapest class.
    “I usually fly economy to save money.”

🛫 Figurative Idioms with Flying

11. Fly high – to be very successful or happy.
    “Her career is really flying high now.”

12. Time flies – time passes quickly.
    “Wow, time flies when you’re having fun.”

13. On cloud nine – extremely happy.
    “He was on cloud nine after passing the exam.”

14. Sky’s the limit – there’s no limit to what you can achieve.
    “With your talent, the sky’s the limit.”

15. Grounded – restricted, not allowed to go out.
    “My parents grounded me for missing curfew.”
    (Literal: planes are grounded when they can’t fly.)

16. Crash and burn – to fail suddenly and dramatically.
    “His new business idea crashed and burned.”

17. Up in the air – uncertain, not decided.
    “Our holiday plans are still up in the air.”

18. Take off – to start flying / to become successful.
    “Her online shop really took off last year.”

19. Flying blind – acting without enough information.
    “I felt like I was flying blind during the interview.”

20. Flight of fancy – an unrealistic idea or daydream.
    “Buying a private jet is just a flight of fancy.”