frequent-flier
adjective
fre·quent-fli·er
ˈfrē-kwənt-ˈflī-ər 
variants
or less commonly frequent-flyer
: of, relating to, or being an airline program that offers awards for specified numbers of air miles traveled
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Only Alaska, however, promises frequent-flier miles in addition to a travel credit.
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Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024
Clearly the forgiving type, Ash ultimately agreed to let Carol use her frequent-flier miles.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2024
But this isn't the case for all frequent-flier programs, and there are workarounds to avoid paying outrageous taxes and surcharges.
—Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2024
Leventhal’s solution, at Blackbird, is to reward diners with something like frequent-flier points, which can be redeemed for cocktails and appetizers at any participating restaurant.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
More big stories American Airlines is raising bag fees and changing how customers earn frequent-flier points.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
For the remaining amount, the department is giving the airline credit for providing frequent-flier points as an apology to customers affected by the meltdown, and for agreeing to give out tens of millions of dollars in vouchers to customers affected by future delays and cancellations.
—Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023
The airline introduced its frequent-flier program in May 1981, founded the Star Alliance in 1997, and became the first North American carrier to fly the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in 2012, among other milestones.
—Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2023
More recently, his group helped devise a way for airlines to lean on their frequent-flier miles to raise more than $25 billion in the months after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Sridhar Natarajan, Bloomberg.com, 13 Apr. 2023
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Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024
Clearly the forgiving type, Ash ultimately agreed to let Carol use her frequent-flier miles.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2024
But this isn't the case for all frequent-flier programs, and there are workarounds to avoid paying outrageous taxes and surcharges.
—Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2024
Leventhal’s solution, at Blackbird, is to reward diners with something like frequent-flier points, which can be redeemed for cocktails and appetizers at any participating restaurant.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
More big stories American Airlines is raising bag fees and changing how customers earn frequent-flier points.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
For the remaining amount, the department is giving the airline credit for providing frequent-flier points as an apology to customers affected by the meltdown, and for agreeing to give out tens of millions of dollars in vouchers to customers affected by future delays and cancellations.
—Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023
The airline introduced its frequent-flier program in May 1981, founded the Star Alliance in 1997, and became the first North American carrier to fly the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in 2012, among other milestones.
—Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2023
More recently, his group helped devise a way for airlines to lean on their frequent-flier miles to raise more than $25 billion in the months after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Sridhar Natarajan, Bloomberg.com, 13 Apr. 2023
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