flight
Example Sentences
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Major Gulf hubs, including Dubai, which usually handles over 1,000 flights a day, remains closed for a fourth day due to the conflict.
From BBC
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
Embassy in Riyadh twice came under attack while Iranian drone strikes prompted the U.A.E. to raise its combat readiness and extend its two biggest airlines’ pause on all scheduled flights.
In the case of the current situation in Iran and the Middle East, airlines are already canceling flights and allowing travelers to rebook, for example.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.