air route
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of air route
First recorded in 1910–15
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Analysts say the Houthis, under pressure at home from skyrocketing prices and dwindling supplies of basic necessities, are motivated to force open the air route.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
More than 7,000 animals, dead and alive, have been seized along the Thailand-India air route in the last 3.5 years, it said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
Data published earlier this by the consultancy OAG suggests Dublin-Heathrow is the second busiest international air route in Europe.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025
As a result, the air route between them is one of the nation’s most competitive and heavily trafficked.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2018
"They forget that there's an air route," laughed Ned.
From Boy Scouts in an Airship; or, the Warning from the Sky by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson
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