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Missed or Delayed Connection

Use these phrases when your flight or train is delayed and you need to rebook your travel.

Key Phrases

My flight has been delayed, so I have missed the connecting flight to London.

Could you please help me find the next available flight to my destination?

If I wait for the next train, will the company pay for my meals?

Is there any compensation that I can claim because of this long delay?

Can you tell me where I should wait while you process my new tickets?

The airline has cancelled my flight, and I need to book a hotel room.

I have already missed my connection, so I might need some assistance with luggage.

If we do not leave soon, we will miss our transfer in Paris.

Will the company organize a bus if the train cannot complete the journey?

Could you confirm which gate the next train will depart from, please?

Practice Dialogue

Traveler
Excuse me, my flight has been delayed, so I have missed the connecting flight to London.
Staff
I am very sorry for this trouble; let me check the schedule for you.
Traveler
Could you please help me find the next available flight to my destination?
Staff
The next plane leaves tomorrow morning, so we will pay for your hotel room.
Traveler
Is there any compensation that I can claim because of this long delay?
Staff
Yes, you can fill out this form, and we will send the money later.
Traveler
Can you tell me where I should wait while you process my new tickets?
Staff
You can wait in the lounge, and I will call you when they are ready.

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