flight

Example Sentences

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Airlines are grappling with soaring fuel costs, airspace disruptions and longer flight routings as conflict in the Middle East ripples across global aviation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A year ago, Air India flight 171 crashed less than a minute after taking off from Ahmedabad airport in the western Indian state of Gujarat, en route for London.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The kids were thrilled to play before their flight to Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

But, for Douglas, ex-CEO of Abu Dhabi's Etihad airline, the inaugural flight is "the culmination of four years' worth of preparation".

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

As he watched, it spread vast scaled wings and took flight, flapping above the tree line.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell