Русско-англо-русский юридический словарь

A flight delay occurs when an airline flight takes off and/or lands later than its scheduled time. (Wikipedia)

Sometimes, if might be easier to hunker down at the airport rather than scramble for a hotel room during a flight delay. (CNN)

Flightaware, an online flight tracking service, was reporting 350 delayed flights at O'Hare, while Flychicago reported 105 flight cancellations and an average flight delay of less than 15 minutes. (Yahoo News)

Under federal regulations, airlines must compensate passengers and cover any necessary accommodation for flight delays of three of more hours that are within their control and not required for safety reasons. (CBC)