In plain English
This means the timing of a trip is no longer what was originally planned. The travel provider has moved the scheduled departure time, the scheduled arrival time, or both.
In context
Here, it reports that the departure time or arrival time on the booking has been changed by the travel provider.
- Situation
- Changing trips, requesting refunds, reading disruption options, and handling travel documents
- What it communicates
- reports that the booked departure or arrival time has been altered.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not say how large the time change is or what follows from it.
Examples
“The airline's decision to move the flight from a 6:15 departure to 7:00 was a schedule change.”
“Her booking showed a schedule change after the rail operator pushed the evening arrival back by twenty minutes.”