charter flight

collocation in English

meaningsofcharterandflight

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charter
noun
uk
/ˈtʃɑː.tər/us
/ˈtʃɑːr.t̬ɚ/
a formal statement of the rights of a country's people, or of an organization or a particular social group, that is agreed by or demanded from a ruler ...
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flight
noun
uk
/flaɪt/us
/flaɪt/
a journey in ...
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(Definition ofcharterandflightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The cost of a seat on acharterflightis part of the overall cost of the package offered by the tour operator.
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This was not acharterflightin that sense.
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Having made the return journey, we both swore that we would never go on acharterflightagain but would stick to scheduled services.
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It deals with the occasional situation when a holiday party arrives on acharterflightand claims asylum en bloc.
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I don't believe there's a singlecharterflightleaving this country—or very few—that's absolutely legal.
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There may be risks in the ordinaryad hoccharterflight.
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For most people who fly once a year on holiday, the only time they use an aeroplane is on such acharterflight.
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I think there is a good deal to be said for allowing the independents to deal with thecharterflightbusiness.
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In one instance they almost filled an entirecharterflightof over 100 passengers.
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But they combine together and go on acharterflightfor £46 each return.
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The transport of passengers in a scheduled flight or in acharterflightin any aircraft seating more than 12 people will be zero-rated.
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That will not add greatly to the cost of acharterflight.
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If it were possible to spread thecharterflightload more evenly around the regions, everyone would benefit.
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The selection for any particularcharterflightmust necessarily depend on what suitable aircraft are available at the time.
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The important question is: what is acharterflightand what is not acharterflight?
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I said that it was not something which had sneaked up on one by surprise like acharterflight.
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It is designed to preserve the scheduled service, used chiefly by people on business, at the expense of thecharterflightused chiefly by people on holiday.
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That is not an unreasonable view to take, until we put ourselves in the position of thecharterflightair traveller or the air passenger generally.
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Stansted is a completely different matter because it will deal withcharterflighttraffic, not commuter traffic.
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