よいフライトを
yoi furaito o
The Japanese phrase for "have a good flight" is よいフライトを (yoi furaito o).
よいフライトを is used specifically in the context of air travel. It is often used by airport staff or by friends and family seeing someone off at the gate.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a shortened version of yoi furaito o oinori shimasu, which literally means "a good flight [I pray for]". It consists of the words for "good" (よい), "flight" (フライト) and the particle (を) that marks the object of the implied verb.
How do you pronounce it?
yoi furaito o
Did you know?
- While よいフライトを is understandable, a Japanese person is much more likely to say お気をつけて (o-ki o tsukete), which means 'please be careful'.
- When saying goodbye to someone at an airport, the phrase いってらっしゃい (itte rasshai) is actually more common than wishing them a 'good flight'.
- Japanese culture places a high value on the 'sending off' ritual, where the person staying often waves until the plane or vehicle is completely out of sight.
Examples in context
- 明日、海外に行くんだよ。 Person B: いってらっしゃい。気をつけて行ってらっしゃいね。Person A: "I'm going abroad tomorrow." Person B: "Have a good trip. Take care and have a safe journey."
- では、よいフライトを！Dewa, yoi furaito o!Well, have a good flight!
Example conversation
Misaki is seeing off Hiroto at the airport.
- 美咲 Misaki大翔くん、もう時間だね。Hiroto-kun, mō jikan da ne.Hiroto, it is time already.
- 大翔 Hirotoうん、そろそろ行くよ。Un, sorosoro iku yo.Yeah, I should go now.
- 美咲 Misakiよいフライトを！Yoi furaito o!Have a good flight!
- 大翔 Hirotoありがとう。またね！Arigatō. Mata ne!Thanks. See you later!
