How to Use airline in a Sentence

airline

noun
Definition of airlinenext
  • 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
  • This week, the airline unveiled even more perks for high fliers.
    — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • Every airline flew its planes out of harm's way and out of Florida.
    — Peter Greenberg, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Take a moment to catch up on what’s been happening in the world of airlines and aviation.
    — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Shack Shack burgers are now available on Delta Air Lines flights to four more cities this year, the airline announced this week.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • With a few exceptions, airlines offer seat selection as part of the booking process, which passengers can utilize to ensure their party is seated next to, or near, one another.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025

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