noun
air people; refugees fleeing by air
Refers to people who fled their country by airplane, especially Vietnamese refugees after the Vietnam War. Often contrasted with ボートピープル (boat people).
See also: ボートピープル
ベトナム戦争後、多くのエアピープルが日本に定住した。
After the Vietnam War, many air people settled in Japan.
エアピープルとボートピープルは、どちらも難民として受け入れられた。
Both air people and boat people were accepted as refugees.