In plain English
This status is used after a flight has left its starting airport. It refers to the airport where the journey was scheduled to begin, not a later stop.
In context
Here, departed reports that the flight has already left the airport where it was scheduled to start.
- Situation
- Checking in, passing airport steps, boarding, connections, and flight status
- What it communicates
- reports post-departure status for the flight
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not say whether the flight left on time or when it will arrive.
Examples
“The flight from Rome, already departed, would not reach its stop in Athens until noon.”
“When the family reached the counter, their morning flight was already departed from Nairobi.”