refueling stop

Example Sentences

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Australia’s Qantas, for example, has scrapped its direct flight from Perth to London—one of the world’s longest flights—and has asked passengers to bear with a refueling stop in Singapore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

After leaving San Diego on a crowded 13-hour flight, with a refueling stop in Anchorage, Alaska, the Chargers landed in Tokyo and spilled toward baggage claim.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

But a mechanical problem with her aging German air force Airbus A340’s landing flaps meant that it had to turn back to Abu Dhabi after a refueling stop there.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

The Coast Guard vessel, the Oliver Henry, had to divert to Papua New Guinea after the Solomon Islands failed to respond to a request to dock for a routine refueling stop, U.S. officials say.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2022

It was a refueling stop for the jet liners and space freighters bound for the outer planets, and for those returning to Earth.

From Danger in Deep Space by Glanzman, Louis