deplane
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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
Sky News correspondent David Blevins asked Bass on Wednesday afternoon as she waited to deplane at Los Angeles International Airport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
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
Many occurred during thunderstorms, and American was unable to manage its airport gates to let passengers deplane.
From Washington 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
After the collision, passengers deplaned on the taxiway and took buses back to the terminal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
After about three hours on board, Watson finally deplaned and went home, realizing she was not going to make her connecting flight in Chicago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
Though his team later posted on X about his quick actions, Mr Andrews deplaned with "no fanfare", Mr Spring wrote on Twitter.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2024
All 180 passengers and crew of the California-bound flight deplaned at Portland International Airport uninjured, according to a statement from SeaTac-headquartered Alaska Airlines.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
We deplaned, followed Lieutenant Wilson across the field into an area in front of some Quonset huts, and started forming ranks.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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
Neither Collins nor Allen received any conclusive explanation from their flight crews upon landing and deplaning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2022
People start deplaning at 6:50 p.m., and one person thanks Mr. Brown for his service on the way out.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2022
“A small number of arriving flights experienced deplaning delays as they waited for available gates at the terminal,” the statement said.
From Washington Post ● May 23, 2022
Around the gate, every chair is full, and passengers for the next outgoing flight are standing shoulder to shoulder as those deplaning from mine grumble into the makeshift lounge.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
