Examples of airfare in a Sentence
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The deal has been considered dicey after a federal judge in January ruled that JetBlue's purchase of Spirit would weaken competition by eliminating a major discount airline, potentially resulting in higher airfares for travelers.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2024
Instead, ancillary fees should be taxed at the same rate as airfare.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
El Salvador’s fee caused airfares from Dakar to rise toward the end of 2023, said Serigne Faye, an agent at the Touba Express travel agency in Senegal’s capital.
—Baba Ahmed, Quartz, 2 Mar. 2024
For those who might be looking to plan a fun spring break trip, and are doing so a little last minute, thoughts of expenses like airfares, transportation and lodging can be stressful.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2024
Pay less to fly:New strategies for finding cheap airfares now
Air travel may be about to get better.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Hopper reported finding round-trip airfares below $100 to 15 cities from Phoenix, down slightly from 17 cities in March.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2024
Most rioters drove themselves to Washington, paid their airfare and hotel bills out of pocket, slept on couches, or set up crowdfunding sites.
—Adam Goldman, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The county covered the cost of airfare, some travel, hotel, food and conference fees, totaling to $2,644.
—Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2024
Instead, ancillary fees should be taxed at the same rate as airfare.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
El Salvador’s fee caused airfares from Dakar to rise toward the end of 2023, said Serigne Faye, an agent at the Touba Express travel agency in Senegal’s capital.
—Baba Ahmed, Quartz, 2 Mar. 2024
For those who might be looking to plan a fun spring break trip, and are doing so a little last minute, thoughts of expenses like airfares, transportation and lodging can be stressful.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2024
Pay less to fly:New strategies for finding cheap airfares now
Air travel may be about to get better.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Hopper reported finding round-trip airfares below $100 to 15 cities from Phoenix, down slightly from 17 cities in March.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2024
Most rioters drove themselves to Washington, paid their airfare and hotel bills out of pocket, slept on couches, or set up crowdfunding sites.
—Adam Goldman, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The county covered the cost of airfare, some travel, hotel, food and conference fees, totaling to $2,644.
—Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
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First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
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