air taxi
noun[C]
uk/ˈeə ˌtæk.si/us/ˈer ˌtæk.si/anaircraft, usually asmallplane, thattakespassengersonshortflightsattheirrequestinexchangeforpayment:
More than aquarterof Alaskansliveoff theroadsystem, so many rely onairtaxis.
Fares for thetourstartat $100,basedon eightpeoplesharinganairtaxi.
- Theincreasingpopularityofsmallerjetsforcorporateuse orrentedasairtaxisisaddingtoaircongestion.
- In theNationalPark,airtaxistaketouriststoviewbears.
- Here's analternativeto thedelaysandhasslesassociatedwithflyingonscheduledairlinesout ofmajorairports:hireanairtaxi.
- Airlinerscarrymany morepeopleperflightthanairtaxisdo.
- They areplanningtolaunchanairtaxiservicethat will makecatchingaplaneaseasyashiringalimo.
Air travel: fixed-wing aircraft & helicopters
- airframe
- airliner
- airplane
- amphibian
- biplane
- chopper
- copter
- crop duster
- dive-bomber
- hang-glider
- helicopter
- interceptor
- jumbo jet
- shuttle
- superplane
- UAV
- ultralight
- vertical take-off
- VTOL
- warplane
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Air travel: travelling by aircraft