frequent flier
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Every frequent flier recognizes the frustration of flights getting pushed back 15 minutes, then another 15 minutes, knowing it will take a full hour to find someone to repair that broken toilet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
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
And carriers have shown an erratic but heavy hand in administering punishment for those caught, eliminating a skiplagger’s frequent flier miles in one instance and suing a passenger in another.
From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2023
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