airlinenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈeə.laɪn/us/ˈer.laɪn/B1 a business that operates regular services for carrying passengers and/or goods by aircraft:
What airline did you fly with?
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- The airline regularly offers last-minute bookings at bargain prices.
- Many airline passengers face lengthy delays because of the strike.
- The airline will launch its new transatlantic service next month.
- I won't fly with an airline that has a bad safety record .
- The 1990s saw a huge increase in the numbers of low-cost airlines.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Enterprises
- acquirer
- acquiror
- agency
- answering service
- auction house
- carrier
- collective
- consultancy
- enterprise
- est
- establishment
- firm
- fragmented
- franchise
- outfit
- plc
- private company
- private practice
- Pty
- public company
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