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title: "What is Direct flight? | Benefit Systems"
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# What is Direct flight?

A direct flight keeps one flight number and may still touch down on the way; a nonstop flight goes from origin to destination without landing.

Also called: Nonstop flight, Through flight.

## How it works #

The difference regularly costs hours: on a direct flight with a stop, passengers stay on board or step off briefly while the aircraft and flight number stay the same. Booking engines label this as “direct” and do not mean “without a stop”. Anyone who genuinely wants no intermediate landing filters for nonstop.

## Not to be confused with #

A direct flight is not the same as a connecting flight: a connection changes flight number and usually aircraft, with its own connection time and its own risk.

## In German #

The German term is Direktflug. [German version of this term](/de/glossar/direktflug)

## Related terms #

- [Codeshare](/en/glossary/codeshare): A codeshare is a flight sold by one airline under its own flight number while a different airline actually operates it.
- [Misconnection](/en/glossary/misconnection): A misconnection is missing an onward flight because the previous one ran late; the legal consequences depend on whether both flights sit on one ticket.
- [Minimum connection time](/en/glossary/minimum-connection-time): Minimum connection time is the shortest connection a reservation system will sell at a given airport between two flights.

## Articles that use this term #

- [How much connection time do you actually need?](/en/knowledge/connection-time)
- [What is a codeshare and why does it matter?](/en/knowledge/codeshare)
- [Why booking separate tickets can cost you](/en/knowledge/separate-tickets)
- [How do stopovers and open jaws work?](/en/knowledge/stopovers-open-jaws)
- [How do airline alliances work?](/en/knowledge/airline-alliances)
- [What is a sweet spot redemption?](/en/knowledge/sweet-spots)