In plain English
This means the next flight is linked with earlier flights in the same booking, not treated as a separate travel segment. If a delay on an earlier flight included in that booking makes the onward flight impossible to catch, the airline accepts responsibility for the missed connection.
In context
Here, it reports that the onward connection is covered by a booking for which the airline accepts responsibility because a delay on an earlier included flight caused the connection to be missed.
- Situation
- Checking in, passing airport steps, boarding, connections, and flight status
- What it communicates
- reports protected-connection handling status after disruption
Meaning limits
The term alone does not say what happens next, only where responsibility lies under those stated conditions.
Examples
“Her onward flight to Rome was connection protected because it was on the same booking as the delayed flight from Madrid.”
“After fog delayed the first leg, the agent confirmed that the Lisbon connection was connection protected.”