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Originally Posted by
ryanb741
Because that means 'The plane in (at) New York'.
You have to use the verb in French to add meaning to the phrase.
“You have to use the verb in French to add meaning to the phrase”...as you do with English sentences, but the phrase 'The New York flight' is not a sentence…there is no verb necessary to the translation being discussed.
This from Collins:
à preposition at, in, to, by
preposition (situation) in, (direction) to, (moyen, manière) with [...]
This translator agrees with your wording but lists i='to New York' as an alternative. See also GoogleTrans and this link for:
I. À introduit un complément désignant un lieu :
1. Le lieu vers lequel il y a mouvement, vers lequel on va. Je vais à Rome. J’irai jusqu’à Marseille. Porter une lettre à la poste. Jeter au feu. Je rentre à la maison. Envoyer à l’école. Retournez à votre place. Descendre à la cave. Le retour au pays natal. Un pèlerinage à Lourdes.