airline

Commercial aviation business

An airline is a company that operates passenger or cargo flights on established routes.

The term also refers to the route itself or the business of air transportation generally.

Which airline are you flying?

An airline can also be a tube supplying air, as to a diver or a pneumatic tool.

flight

takeoff

Departure or parody

boarding · departure · arrival · cockpit · pilot · inflight · seatbelt · fuselage · autopilot · cruising

airport

terminal

At the endpoint

  • gateHinged barrier in fence
  • check-inRegistering one's presence
  • layoverBreak between connecting flights

security · lounge · duty-free · concourse · customs · immigration · runway · tarmac · carousel · kiosk

carrier

Delta

Alluvial formation at mouth

Qantas · American · Ryanair · EasyJet · JetBlue · KLM · Etihad · Ethiopian · Iberia · Finnair

travel

booking

Advance arrangement secured

passport · luggage · fare · ticket · miles · upgrade · class · economy · business · standby

luxury

champagne

Effervescent celebratory wine

premium · chauffeur · VIP · exclusive · platinum · flagship

Categories
Opposites
mode of transportation

airlinerailroad

Permanent track for trains

railway · shipping line · cruise line · bus company · ferry service

ownership and scale

airlineprivate jet

Personally owned aircraft

private aviation · charter flight · corporate jet · private plane · private charter

operational model

airlineprivate pilot

Licensed noncommercial aircraft operator

solo flight · hitchhiking · walking · owner-operator

Phrases
Family

airliner, airlines, airliners, airline ticket, airline tickets

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