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air travel

air travel

28 2.0
Travel by plane to move people or goods
  • noun
  • /ɛr ˈtrævəl/
translation icon : viaje en avión
  • Many people prefer air travel because it is faster than driving long distances.
  • commercial air travel
  • international air travel
  • increases in air travel

Here is what the future of air travel might look like.

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Examples

  • The long-range vision includes major changes in personal transportation and significant increases in air travel capacity and safety.

    Academic text (2002)
  • We also have discounts on air travel and car rental around the time of the meeting.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Here is what the future of air travel might look like.

  • And just remember, there was no commercial air travel in these days.

  • The entire nature of air travel has changed to benefit you and your needs.

  • When it comes to air travel, we know you have no choice.

  • So a really big issue with air travel and airplanes is safety standards.

  • And the reason it's far worse than that is because air travel is growing tremendously.

  • Don't you just love air travel?

  • The international sanctions imposed against Yugoslavia ended all air travel to what remains of that beleaguered country.

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

flight
vsair travel
1.0

A trip by plane from one place to another

refers to travel in general rather than one specific trip
air
vsair travel
958 1.2

Travel by airplane

is the longer phrase focusing on the act or process of going by aircraft
air transport
vsair travel
3 2.7

The movement of people or goods by plane

focuses on the act or process rather than the service or system
air transportation
vsair travel
3 2.7

The movement of people or goods by plane

is the general act, not specifically stressing distance or scale
flying
vsair travel
1 1.1

Traveling by plane or other aircraft

names the transport process more formally rather than the activity feel

How Far

long haul
5 3.5
air travel
28 2.0

Surface Forms

air travel singular
air travels plural

Morphology

air + travel

The meaning 'travel by aircraft' is directly and compositionally derived from 'air' (relating to aviation/airborne) + 'travel' (the act of journeying). This straightforward noun + noun/compound pattern is common across languages and in English, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Air travel comes from the simple picture of moving through the air while you travel in a plane. That's why it means 'to travel by plane'.