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frequent flier

American  

noun

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


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Here’s how one frequent flier booked a $16,000 first-class Emirates flight for only $400.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

Marcy Montellano, a frequent flier who lives in Las Vegas and works in sales, already has paid up for a better aisle seat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 27, 2026

If you decided to book a backup flight, he said, you should do it with your frequent flier miles so you can more easily cancel.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 7, 2025

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

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