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Meaning of flag carrier in English

flag carrier
noun [ C ]
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(also flag airline)
TRANSPORT
an airline that is or was owned by a government, often with the name of the country in its name:
Air India, the country's flag carrier
The Australian government raised A$1.45 billion from the sale of its 75% stake in the national flag carrier.
 

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(Definition of flag carrier from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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