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frequent flier

American

noun

an airline passenger registered with a program that provides bonuses, as upgrades or free flights, based especially on distance traveled.

Other Word Forms

frequent-flier adjective

Example Sentences

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Another was a passenger, a frequent flier with Delta’s top-tier rewards status who was injured in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2025

He suggested a "frequent flier levy", and said no expansion should take place until there was a solution to the "pollution problem".

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

Becca Nelson’s 12-year-old dog Sadie may have more frequent flier miles than some of L.A.’s finest management consultants combined.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

As a frequent flier, I eat 20 or 25 lounge meals per year, sitting in a more nicely appointed part of the airport than the rest of the terminal.

From Slate • Jul. 3, 2025

Delta Air Lines will make “modifications” to its SkyMiles frequent flier program after receiving negative feedback from customers to changes it announced this month, the company’s chief executive, Ed Bastian, said this week.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2023

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