aircoach

plural aircoaches

1. aeronauticsAn airliner offering relatively cheap but cramped passenger flights.

   Does Eastern Airlines, for instance, put the same number of seats in their aircoaches that you do, in the same type aircraft?

   1956, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Civil Air Policy, page 415

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   Aircoaches are big money-makers for the five or six airlines that use them. They do a near-capacity business on midnight runs for passengers who don't mind the night-flying and who like the lower prices.

   1949, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 3, number 9, page 4

   Synonyms: skycoach