air mile

noun

: a mile in air travel

Examples of air mile in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Access to more air miles may come in handy for travelers as the price of flights have soared since the pandemic Additionally, most major airlines have increased their baggage fees this year. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024 The two dropped $750 each on tickets and only $13 on flights, thanks to air miles covering the bulk of it. Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024 Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city about 580 air miles (933 kilometers) northwest of Juneau, saw a deluge of snow earlier this season before hitting a dry spell with temperatures that have plummeted to below zero at night. Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024 Queen Elizabeth flew more than 1 million air miles in her lifetime, and the PBS two-part 2020 series Secrets of Royal Travel went inside the key to being a monarch on the move. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024 Speaking to the Rotary Club of Atlanta, Bastian explained that the company had been overwhelmed with premium-tier travelers following the pandemic—when passengers were allowed to roll over their status and air miles into the next year despite flights being grounded. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2023 The couple arrived in Ushuaia, the Western Hemisphere’s southernmost city, nearly 10,000 air miles from Deadhorse, and thousands more by road, a bit battered but otherwise healthy. David James, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023 The hybrid-work mega-commute A 21-year-old intern is racking up air miles on a weekly 750-mile commute, said Morgan Smith at CNBC. The Week Staff, The Week, 24 June 2023 Frequent fliers can now collect and spend air miles across both airlines. Julia Buckley, CNN, 23 Feb. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of air mile was in 1907

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“Air mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20mile. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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