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VUELO SIN ESCALAS [2 records]

Record 1 2005-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flights (Air Transport)
DEF

A flight between two points in which the aircraft does not land.

DEF

"nonstop": direct flight.

CONT

Air France started nonstops between Paris and Boston, and Iberia started nonstop service from Madrid to Chicago and Los Angeles.

OBS

transfer of meaning: mainly applied to trains [then] applied to flights.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vols (Transport aérien)
DEF

Vol ininterrompu entre deux points.

OBS

Le terme «vol sans escale» a été uniformisé par le CUTA - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vuelos (Transporte aéreo)
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Record 2 2002-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flights (Air Transport)
  • Airfields
DEF

A period of time during which a non-stop flight between two airports can operate when one or both of the airports concerned is not open 24 hours a day. [Definition officially approved by ICAO.]

OBS

window: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vols (Transport aérien)
  • Aérodromes
DEF

Période durant laquelle un vol sans escale entre deux aéroports peut être effectué quand un de ces aéroports ou les deux ne sont pas ouverts 24 heures sur 24. [Définition uniformisée par l'OACI.]

OBS

fenêtre : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vuelos (Transporte aéreo)
  • Aeródromos
DEF

Período durante el cual puede efectuarse un vuelo sin escalas entre dos aeropuertos cuando uno de ellos o ambos no está abierto las 24 horas del día. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI. ]

OBS

ventana: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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