Short-haul flight - one that is brief in terms of distance travelled and time in the air. eg. UK to European destinations. This is the chosen market of most of the low-cost carriers - at least for the moment.
[edit] Short-haul flights
A short-haul flight has had many interpretations throughout history, but is defined by Thomas Cook Airlines as a flight under 3 hours in length. [2]
Boeing 737-36N, a typical short-haul aircraft.
This is when an airport handles international flights, but due to the location or size become restricted to short-haul flights. An example of a limited international airport would be a military airport base.
 See also: Airline, Aircraft, Destination, Flight, Airport
  
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