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I need a piece of advise. Look at these two sentences below. I'm talking about a planned and scheduled event for the future regarding a third person (my director), and I'm unsure about the right tense to use.

My director flies to Milan on Saturday at 9.45 A.M.

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My director is flying to Milan on Saturday at 9.45 A.M.

Personally, using my not native ear, I think that the second sentence fits better than the first one, despite the clear time table.

What's your take on this? And why?

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  • The second sentence definitely sounds better. Though I would personally replace on with this to make it sound more specific and split the sentence into two: My director is flying to Milan this Saturday. The plane takes off at 9:45 AM.
    – Michael Rybkin
    Nov 26, 2017 at 21:59
  • Precious advice!
    – GoldenAge
    Nov 26, 2017 at 22:51

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Both are fine. "Is flying" is more colloquial, and would be appropriate in most contexts. "Flies" might be found in a formal report to management, or a schedule listing various things that are to happen.

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