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The pilot said they’d stay on the plane for an update and after just over an hour announced that the passengers would deplane.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

If you can’t fit on the one waiting in the docking area when you deplane, you’re stuck lingering for ages—a half hour or more, in some cases—until the next one arrives.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

She would be one the travelers who’d request a wheelchair while waiting to board but could easily deplane on her own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

The violations stem from 43 domestic flights between 2018 and 2021 in which passengers were stuck on the tarmac for more than three hours without being given a chance to deplane, according to the department.

From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2023

“You will have your gear ready to deplane the moment we touch down. Is that clear?”

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

Now, it’s easy to point fingers and delight in photos of a shame-faced Taylor Swift hiding under an umbrella as she deplanes, but I wanted to think about this matter practically.

From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2022

Victor’s insistence that Raya pose for a photo as she first deplanes in the Holy Land — and her grin-and-bear-it response — offers a nice, er, snapshot of their dynamic, but it doesn’t quite resonate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2021

The wind carries away Pope Francis’ cap as he deplanes in Havana, Cuba.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2015

We’re trying to woo a foreign buyer here, and anybody who deplanes at JFK is likely to take one look at that dump and re-plane posthaste.

From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2012

So, after one more disillusioning visit with the Orlovs, Oliver deplanes at Heathrow Airport and impulsively asks to see a high-ranking officer of Her Majesty's Customs Service.

From Time Magazine Archive

As he deplaned with the rest of his fellow passengers, he went into problem-solving mode to salvage his business trip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

No injuries were reported, and the aircraft returned to its gate and passengers deplaned, according to an airport spokesperson.

From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024

The day after the Dodgers deplaned at Incheon Airport, pictures of Shohei Ohtani and his wife were on the pages of every major newspaper in this country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2024

“Customers deplaned normally at the gate and the aircraft is being evaluated by Delta’s maintenance technicians,” the company said in an emailed statement.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2024

Scruggs was discharged the same day he deplaned from Vietnam in Oakland, California.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

“For smaller aircraft and nonprimary U.S. airports or foreign airports, airlines must ensure boarding and deplaning assistance by any available means acceptable to the passenger.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

On arrival in Seattle, the deplaning soundtrack was Taylor Swift’s “Lover.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

What surprised me was that I’d never heard the alert before actually deplaning, and certainly never heard it verbally, let alone by someone working for the airline.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026

United Airlines has agreed to a $30 million settlement after a deplaning incident left a quadriplegic man in a vegetative state, court papers show.

From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2023

“The gate agents responsible for 2B,” she said in a tight voice, “will handle deplaning there.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix