airline

Everyday

1. An airline is a company that flies planes carrying passengers or goods to different places. tree →
2. An air line can also be a pipe or tube that carries air, for example to a diver. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and travel, families book tickets with an airline, check in their luggage and get boarding passes. In geography, airlines link cities and countries. In maths, airline timetables and ticket prices are used for time and money problems. Phrases: «airline ticket», «airline pilot», «airline food».

Examples

• Which airline are we flying with? tree →
• The airline lost our suitcase. tree →
• My aunt is an airline pilot. tree →
• The airline gave us snacks on the plane. tree →
• Airline rules say liquids must be in small bottles. tree →
• A big airline has hundreds of planes. tree →
• The airline ticket cost 300 dollars each, so 4 tickets cost 1200 dollars. tree →
• Each airline has its own logo on the plane's tail. tree →

Note

Countable: an airline (starts with a vowel sound, so «an»). One word. An airline is a company; the plane is an aircraft or aeroplane (US airplane); the place is an airport.