A short-haul flight or plane is one that does not go very far — often a few hours or less, like Taipei to Tokyo, or one city to the next. Airlines and news people use this word; ordinary passengers more often just say a short flight, or name the two places.

A short-haul flight or plane is一個short-haul的航班或飛機 one that does not go very far指的是飛不遠的那種 — often a few hours or less,常常只要幾個小時，甚至更短 like Taipei to Tokyo, or one city to the next像台北飛東京，或是相鄰的兩個城市之間。Airlines and news people use this word;航空公司和新聞界會用這個字 ordinary passengers more often just say a short flight, or name the two places一般乘客比較常直接說a short flight（一趟短程飛行），或是直接講兩個地名。

The opposite is long-haul: those are the long, tiring ones, often overnight, with meals and films. Though actually, there is no magic number of kilometres. One company may call a four-hour flight short-haul; another may call it medium-haul.

The opposite is long-haul:相反的是long-haul those are the long, tiring ones,那是指又長又累人的航班 often overnight, with meals and films常常要飛過夜，有供餐、有電影。Though actually, there is no magic number of kilometres不過實際上並沒有一個神奇的公里數當標準。One company may call a four-hour flight short-haul;一家公司可能把四小時的航班叫做short-haul another may call it medium-haul另一家公司可能叫它medium-haul。

Haul here is not about pulling a suitcase. In transport talk, a haul is the trip itself — how far you carry people or goods. You will also hear it as a kind of business: an airline's short-haul routes.

Haul here is not about pulling a suitcase這裡的haul跟拖行李箱沒關係。In transport talk, a haul is the trip itself在交通運輸的用語裡，a haul指的是那趟行程本身 — how far you carry people or goods也就是你載運人或貨物走了多遠。You will also hear it as a kind of business:你也會聽到它當成一種業務類型 an airline's short-haul routes像an airline's short-haul routes（一家航空公司的短程航線）。