Definitions (2)
1. Airlines: Latest time before a scheduled departure at which a passenger may arrive at the airline
terminal without losing his or her reserved
seat. It is usually two hours for international or long-haul
flights and one hour for
domestic or short-haul flights.
2.
Hotels: Earliest time at which a room will be available to a
guest.
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