passenger
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The airline said strong passenger and cargo demand also contributed to the solid results, even though jet-fuel prices surged during the second quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
A female passenger escaped without being injured, deputies said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Below are key dates in the passenger plane's evolution.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The VC-25A jets have larger doors that allow the planes to carry the casket of a deceased president in the passenger cabin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
As the ship got closer, George could see that it was a passenger steamer, like the Titanic.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
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At first, when their boat of some 60 passengers landed in April after 15 hours on the water, they were taken to a reception centre and given cake and orange juice.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Last week, 186 passengers had to be brought ashore from a Viking cruise liner that hit a sandbank because of low water levels near the city of Vidin in Bulgaria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Later, Basarnas said it got confirmation the ferry "was almost entirely engulfed in flames" as "passengers held on in the ship's bridge and bow while awaiting rescue".
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
"We have information that 11 passengers and two crew members have died," Police Major Jorge Andrade told reporters at the crash site.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
All the ferryboat passengers were waving their hats and hankies.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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