charter
Example Sentences
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Stranded expatriates and travelers sought private options, with emergency flights costing two to three times regular charter prices.
Meanwhile, the PM announced two more charter flights would leave Oman in the coming days, following a flight on Wednesday evening, to help British nationals stranded in the region.
From BBC
As airlines resumed limited flights out of hubs including Dubai and Riyadh, governments also chartered planes to bring home citizens affected by the turmoil, which stranded tens of thousands of travellers worldwide.
From Barron's
The United States said that it had arranged charter flights to help Americans leave the Middle East.
From Barron's
The UK government has chartered a repatriation flight out of Oman to help British nationals who want to leave the Middle East, as attacks continue to take place across the region.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
