airfare

noun air·fare \ ˈer-ˌfer \

|Updated on: 5 Aug 2018

Definition of airfare

: fare for travel by airplane

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Recent Examples of airfare from the Web

When the budget airline emerged in 1971, in order to offer low airfare, Southwest didn’t serve in-flight meals.

— michelle gant, Fox News, "Southwest Airlines to stop serving peanuts on all flights," 10 July 2018
Last spring, Councilman Bart Turner's attendance at WaterNow Alliance's annual conference in Boulder, Colorado was paid for by the alliance that advocates for sustainable water use, including airfare, hotel and registration.

— jen fifield, azcentral, "Glendale lawmakers took game tickets from casino owner, other pricey gifts," 9 July 2018
According to the data, the village spent $79,390.48 on airfare, parking, gas and hotels in the three-year period.

— alexandra kukulka, chicagotribune.com, "Glenview announces 'improvements and clarifications' to credit card policy following Pioneer Press investigation," 3 July 2018
With little hope to stay in their motel rooms — and no interest in taking FEMA up on free airfare back to Puerto Rico by Sunday — the Super 8 families prepared on Saturday to say goodbye.

— patricia mazzei, New York Times, "For Puerto Rican Storm Evacuees, Another Moving Day Looms," 30 June 2018
The Uber Visa, launched last fall, may target on-the-go millennials with amazing rewards, such as 4 percent for eating out and 3 percent on airfare.

— susan tompor, Detroit Free Press, "How to get a credit card when you've never had one," 28 June 2018
To hit their target — at first believed to be $40,000, but lowered to $35,000 when the team got a good deal on airfares — players started fundraising almost as soon as their season ended March 12 with a loss in the West Region championship game.

— beth bragg, Anchorage Daily News, "The Seawolves had to make a lot of pot pies to pay their way to a basketball tournament in Taiwan," 28 June 2018
For comparison, taxpayers spent roughly $6.6 million on airfare for Mr. Trump to travel to Mar-a-Lago in 2017, according to a Wall Street Journal review of Air Force records.

— CBS News, "Pentagon hasn't yet issued instructions for suspending military exercises with South Korea," 15 June 2018
The records show Democrats and Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly spent more than $102,000 in taxpayer funds on conference registration fees, meals and hotels, and on airfare or gasoline.

— patrick marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Taxpayers reimbursed lawmakers $100,000 worth of travel expenses since 2015," 7 June 2018

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