Pronouncing airline names can be complicated for a variety of reasons. Often this confusion comes down to acronyms vs. initialisms, with the former being abbreviations that are pronounced as words, and the latter being abbreviations that are pronounced as letters. In other situations, the confusion can down to the name originating in a foreign language, and deciding how that should be said in English.
With that in mind, I figure it would be fun to cover some of the airline names that people struggle with the most. I wrote a similar post last year, but I want to add a few more airlines, and I’ve also picked up a few tricks based on reader feedback last time.
Let me emphasize that I have no claims of being a language expert. For that matter, there’s often more than one acceptable way to pronounce the name of an airline, and it also depends on whether you’re speaking in English, or in the carrier’s native language. But this is intended to be a general and basic guide based on how carriers choose to market themselves.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
