How to Use airline in a Sentence

airline

noun
  • The first flight for KLM, the Dutch airline, was in 1920.
    Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • In fact, airline, cruise line, and resort stocks are at the top of the list.
    Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Browse the airline's stopover offers page to see the full list.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Here's what the airline did Reach the reporter at kimi.robinson@gannett.com.
    Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 5 May 2023
  • Over the years, the number of gates has stayed the same, but 34 airlines now use the terminal.
    Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Take a moment to get caught up on the world of airlines and aviation.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The airline’s difficulties seemed to grow after the worst of the storm passed.
    David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Leader agrees that airlines need to find the right balance.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The airline has meetings scheduled with the union through November, the email said.
    Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Since the start of the year, the airline has already had 18 million passengers.
    Shafi Musaddique, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Please keep in touch with your airline if you're scheduled to fly this morning.
    Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The airline had earlier in the day said that the work stoppage could occur as soon as June 28.
    Rishabh Jaiswal, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
  • This isn’t the first time that the government has challenged an airline merger.
    David Koenig, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The new flight will mark the first direct service between Phoenix and France, according to the airline.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The move was part of a broader shakeup of the management board at Europe’s largest airline group.
    Benedikt Kammel, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2024
  • That was so long ago neither the arena nor the airline it was named after are still in business.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
  • There is a cutoff date of July 1 for airlines to refit their planes.
    Justin Klawans, The Week, 11 May 2023
  • Trying to fly aboard a commercial airline with your pet can be a pain.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 May 2023
  • Freeman was the first Black pilot at Southwest and the first Black chief pilot at any of the major airlines.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
  • McCall stayed at the airline for eight years before stepping down in 2017.
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Customers who try to scan a boarding pass before their group is called will hear a two-note sound and be turned away, the airline said.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Take a moment to catch up on what’s been happening in the world of airlines and aviation.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Prices have stayed high partly because airlines have been slow to ramp up their flights to China.
    Chang Che, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2023
  • So far, three out of the top 10 airlines have responded and made that commitment.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
  • During the early months of the pandemic, cities locked down around the world, bringing the airline industry to the brink of collapse.
    Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The airline didn’t respond to a request for comment Monday.
    Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Delta Air Lines was declared the best airline in North America.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 25 June 2024
  • The airline was not able to explain at which load level the seats are allowed or disallowed to CNN.
    Julia Buckley, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Inflation edged up a notch in November, with prices rising 2.7% from a year earlier as consumers paid more for used cars and airline fares, but also staple items like medical care and foods purchased for home.
    Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The blame can be assigned broadly: destination marketers, budget airlines, short-term rentals, social media, looser visa requirements and rising incomes, all of which have driven traveler numbers above one billion.
    Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025

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