(aviation) A measure of an airline flight's passenger carrying capacity. It is equal to the number of seats onboard an aircraft multiplied by the distance flown in miles. Seats that are not available for sale to revenue-paying passengers (e.g., seats reserved for crew rest, etc.) are excluded from this calculation.
The right of an airline of one country to land in a different country, pick up passengers, and carry them on to a third country — e.g. a British airline flying to France, collecting passengers, and taking them to Italy.
(aviation, travel) A callsign assigned to a commercial flight for the purposes of reservation and ticketing, typically consisting of a 2 character airline code and a 1 to 4 digit number to indicate a particular service.
Alternative form of flight line [(aviation) The precise movement of a civil photogrammetric aircraft along a predetermined course at a predetermined altitude during the actual photographic run.]
(aviation) A connecting city between the origin and destination of a passenger flight, where a passenger can save money on the airfare by disembarking at the connecting city rather than continuing to the destination.
(aviation, travel) The amount of time, agreed in advance between airlines and airport authorities, that is considered sufficient for a passenger to make a connection between an arriving flight and a departing flight on the same ticket.
A memorial service for a fallen soldier, held at the airport prior to the departure of the aircraft carrying the deceased person's body, or for the arrival of the same aircraft at the deceased's home base.
(aviation) A stop most commonly used to refuel the aircraft, to make unexpected essential repairs or to respond to some emergency need to land the aircraft. No traffic is unloaded or loaded during a technical stop.
(aviation) A TCAS caution message alerting the pilot of an aircraft to the presence of nearby traffic which does not yet pose an imminent collision hazard.
(aviation) A waiting room at an (international) airport for passengers changing flights, or for long-haul passengers who have to leave their aircraft while it is serviced and refuelled (in both cases for passengers who haven't finished their journey).
(aviation) A type of airline that tries to keep ticket prices as low as possible, by charging for everything, such as checked-in baggage, carry-on baggage, food, beverages, assigned seat numbers, etc.
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