airline
die Airline, die Airlines
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airline
A company that offers flights for passengers or cargo. Another word for it is airline company.
Die neue Billig-Airline bietet sehr günstige Flüge nach Spanien an.
The new budget airline offers very cheap flights to Spain.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Airlines |
| genitive | der Airline |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Airline | die Airlines |
| accusative | die Airline | die Airlines |
| dative | der Airline | den Airlines |
| genitive | der Airline | der Airlines |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Airline' is a word from English that has been fully adopted into the German language. It is treated like a German noun and has the feminine article 'die'.
Welche Airline hat die günstigsten Tickets nach London?
Which airline has the cheapest tickets to London?
The word 'Airline' is often used as the head noun in compound nouns to describe the type of airline. Examples are 'Billig-Airline' (budget airline), 'Charter-Airline' (charter airline), or 'Fracht-Airline' (cargo airline).
Für Kurzstrecken in Europa sind Billig-Airlines sehr beliebt.
Budget airlines are very popular for short-haul routes in Europe.
'Airline' is often used with verbs that describe travel. Typical combinations are 'mit einer Airline fliegen' (to fly with an airline), 'eine Airline buchen' (to book an airline), or 'für eine Airline arbeiten' (to work for an airline).
Wir haben für unseren Urlaub eine zuverlässige Airline gebucht.
We booked a reliable airline for our vacation.
airline
Airline and Fluggesellschaft both refer to a company that transports passengers or cargo by airplane. In this meaning, there is no fixed difference in what they refer to; Airline sounds like a familiar English term, while Fluggesellschaft is the neutral German word. Both are appropriate, depending on your preferred wording.
Die Airline bietet im Sommer viele Flüge nach Spanien an.
The airline is offering many flights to Spain this summer.
Die Fluggesellschaft bietet im Sommer viele Flüge nach Spanien an.
The airline is offering many flights to Spain this summer.
