fly back

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The court heard how she and her extended family spent five days over Christmas 2011 at a house in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, because her ex-husband required hospital treatment and could not fly back to Nigeria.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

In the case of EK501 from Mumbai, pilots initially abandoned the course to fly back toward India before turning around again after the missile barrage stopped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

He will fly back to Canada on March 7.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Meanwhile, Melissa and Nigel James from Northamptonshire were due to fly back to the UK on Tuesday but have to stay in St Helena until the airport reopens.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

He had General Westmoreland fly back from Vietnam in November to convince Americans the war was going well.

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