In plain English
Flights depart from a specific gate at the airport. This term means the flight is no longer assigned to the earlier gate and has been reassigned to a different one.
In context
Here, "gate change" reports that the flight's assigned departure gate has been moved to a different gate.
- Situation
- Checking in, passing airport steps, boarding, connections, and flight status
- What it communicates
- reports reassignment of the departure gate
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not show whether the flight time or any other flight status has changed.
Examples
“Flight 402 had a gate change from Gate A6 to Gate C9.”
“Airport staff announced a gate change for Flight 402.”