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transfer passenger in British English (ˈtrænsfɜː ˈpæsɪndʒə) nouna traveller who changes from one plane, train, or bus to another, or to another form of transport Examples of 'transfer passenger' in a sentencetransfer passenger But the industry protested that the new size would cause confusion and the loss of lucrative transfer-passenger business.It also means that transfer passengers remain outside the tax.It explains why a steady flow of transfer passengers is essential to the viability of many routes that could not exist on point-to-point traffic alone.Even allowing for large numbers of transfer passengers not requiring arrival immigration, planning for 2,500 arrivals between 6am and 9am clearly indicates the problem.The researchers said that significant value was attached to transfer passengers because they 'increase the profitabilityof certain routes'.It has its eyes on the lucrative market in international transfer passengers changing aircraft en route to another country.It is uncivilised to be woken at 4am, largely for the benefit of transfer passengers.The capacity of the runway, which would open in 2020, would be equal roughly to the number of foreign transfer passengers in 2030.A higher number of transfer passengers, who usually spend longer in terminal areas, also contributed to the increase.The airline said that summer traffic volumes would be slightly lower than last year because of fewer transfer passengers and higher ticket prices. |