Collocations for passenger - noun
ADJECTIVE
business-class,
coach (= the cheapest seats in a plane or train),
economy-class,
first-class
front-seat
back-seat (esp. AmE), rear-seat (esp. BrE)
air, airline, bus, coach (= on a coach/bus), ferry, rail, subway (AmE), train, underground (BrE)
cruise
pillion (= riding on the back of a motorcycle)
fellow
I soon got talking to my fellow passengers.
front-seat
back-seat (esp. AmE), rear-seat (esp. BrE)
air, airline, bus, coach (= on a coach/bus), ferry, rail, subway (AmE), train, underground (BrE)
cruise
pillion (= riding on the back of a motorcycle)
fellow
I soon got talking to my fellow passengers.
VERB + passenger
carry,
fly,
transport
Last year the airline carried 4.6 million passengers.
Last year the airline carried 4.6 million passengers.
board (esp. AmE),
let on,
pick up,
take on
Flight 717 began boarding passengers.
A taxi was picking up a passenger outside the hotel.
Flight 717 began boarding passengers.
A taxi was picking up a passenger outside the hotel.
drop off,
let off,
let out
The bus stopped to let its passengers off.
The bus stopped to let its passengers off.
screen
All airports in the country screen passengers for illicit drugs.
All airports in the country screen passengers for illicit drugs.
accommodate
The ship can accommodate 450 passengers.
The ship can accommodate 450 passengers.
evacuate
All the passengers had to be evacuated.
All the passengers had to be evacuated.
passenger + VERB
wait
The passengers were waiting to board the plane.
The passengers were waiting to board the plane.
be aboard (sth),
fly,
go in sth,
go on sth,
ride sth (AmE),
ride in sth (AmE),
travel in sth,
travel on sth
the first-class passengers aboard steamboats
the first-class passengers aboard steamboats
board (sth),
come aboard (sth),
embark (on sth),
get on (sth),
go aboard (sth)
disembark, get off, get out
arrive
be stranded
Thousands of passengers were stranded last night at Heathrow airport.
disembark, get off, get out
arrive
be stranded
Thousands of passengers were stranded last night at Heathrow airport.
passenger + NOUN
cabin,
compartment
door, window
seat, side
There is no airbag on the passenger side.
door, window
seat, side
There is no airbag on the passenger side.
comfort,
safety
aircraft, ferry, jet, liner, plane, ship, train, vehicle
car, van (both AmE)
Sales of passenger cars grew by 22% last year.
aircraft, ferry, jet, liner, plane, ship, train, vehicle
car, van (both AmE)
Sales of passenger cars grew by 22% last year.
flight,
services
numbers, traffic, volume
Global air passenger traffic rose over 20%.
numbers, traffic, volume
Global air passenger traffic rose over 20%.
capacity,
load
area, station, terminal
list, records
area, station, terminal
list, records
PREPOSITION
passenger for
Will all passengers for Mumbai please go to Gate 21.
Will all passengers for Mumbai please go to Gate 21.
passenger in
the passengers in her car
the passengers in her car
passenger on
all the passengers on the ferry
all the passengers on the ferry