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the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
a work of 19th-century Romanticism depicting the ancient Israelites' flight from Egypt
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Two shower suites are also available to freshen before or between flights.
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Chris Dong, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Tickets for the new Tokyo flights go on sale Tuesday, while fares for the latter route go on sale in early 2025.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
For one of only two times this year, Indiana flew commercial–the WNBA instituted charter flights for the regular season–and autograph hounds greeted the team at the gate.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
The flights to Seoul begin in October 2025 offering travelers easy access to the city’s vibrant cultural scene and the center of K-pop.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
There are a few exclusions to keep in mind when searching for flights.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Those flights have had a hundred or so people on board each time, despite over 38,000 encounters with Chinese nationals along the southwest border in Fiscal Year 2024.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Furthermore, the deal applies only to JetBlue’s nonstop routes within its domestic and Caribbean network, excluding any of its European flights.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
The deal included Hawaiian’s widebody jets that can fly intercontinental routes — Hawaiian will operate the new flights with Airbus A330s — and made the new services to Asia possible.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Chris Dong, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Tickets for the new Tokyo flights go on sale Tuesday, while fares for the latter route go on sale in early 2025.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
For one of only two times this year, Indiana flew commercial–the WNBA instituted charter flights for the regular season–and autograph hounds greeted the team at the gate.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
The flights to Seoul begin in October 2025 offering travelers easy access to the city’s vibrant cultural scene and the center of K-pop.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
There are a few exclusions to keep in mind when searching for flights.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Those flights have had a hundred or so people on board each time, despite over 38,000 encounters with Chinese nationals along the southwest border in Fiscal Year 2024.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Furthermore, the deal applies only to JetBlue’s nonstop routes within its domestic and Caribbean network, excluding any of its European flights.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
The deal included Hawaiian’s widebody jets that can fly intercontinental routes — Hawaiian will operate the new flights with Airbus A330s — and made the new services to Asia possible.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Flights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flights. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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