airline
airline
Definition
☆ air·line (-līn′)
noun
- the shortest distance between two points on the earth's surface; great-circle route between two places; beeline
- a system or company for moving freight and passengers by aircraft
- a route for travel by air
adjective
of or on an airline airline personnel
airline
Synonyms
airline
n.
Specific airlines include: American, Air Canada, Air France, Alitalia, British Airways, Continental, Delta, El Al, Icelandair, KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa German Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Sabena-Belgian World Airlines, US Air, Qantas Airways Ltd., Trans World Airlines (TWA), United.
airline
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- frill: No frills airlines No frills Easyjet made its first flight in 1995 and this signaled the beginning of the low-cost airline boom.
- schedule: Any kind of flying, except as a fare-paying passenger on a scheduled airline or licensed charter aircraft over an established route.
Adjective modifier
- low-cost: Do any low-cost airlines fly direct from the UK to Croatia?
- no-frills: However, some no-frills airlines will charge you a carriage fee.
- scheduled: Transatlantic scheduled airlines reserve the right to change flight schedules without notice.
- low: Yes, low cost airlines are now starting to fly to Croatia!
- leading: The leading low-cost airline believes it is " irrational " for environmentalists to solely blame airlines for climate change.
- Irish: Irish airline Ryanair launched scheduled services from Luton to Ireland.
Modifies a noun
- ticket: Quick online search for discount airline tickets with the lowest airfares to.. .
- easyjet: If you have accommodation sorted and just want flights try British Airways budget airline Easyjet which now flies directly to Ibiza from Luton.
- pilot: Norman must hold the record, at age 16, for being the youngest airline pilot ever hired.
- reservation: Cheap Flights: airline ticket reservations, discount flights and holidays all with Skytrips.
- alliance: It is the first time a major global airline alliance has operated such a scheme in these markets.
- passenger: Question 11 - Oct 2005 Should airline passengers be made to pay additional taxation to cover the environmental cost of flying?
Noun used with modifier
- charter: Some charter airlines operate seasonal services from the UK to coastal airports.
- frill: The only thing that differentiates two tickets on a no frills airline is the date on which they were bought.
- low-fare: British Civil Aviation in 1998 30 January British Airways launches the low-fare airline Go.
- budget: I recently booked flights with a budget airline for a European City break.
- easyjet: Customer service agent Telephone, written or website support Based at easyJet airline Co Ltd, London Luton Airport, Bedfordshire.
- fare: Malcolm was responsible for setting up and now managing Air Southwest the region's own low fare airline.
