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"I'm scared because we have been hearing about the news, the way people are dying in the Congo," Patrick Akwongu, 61, who flew in from Italy with a layover in Addis Ababa told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
At O’Hare Airport in August, I needed a latte for a layover until I saw the price and realized I didn’t need it after all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The family are now booked on flights from Tunisia to Brussels, followed by a seven-hour layover before travelling on to Dublin on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
When there might be issues: If you’re flying from California to Texas, or have a layover there, officers may enforce Texas state law, including in the terminal.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
We boarded the bus in late afternoon and rode with-out incident to Selma, where I had a long layover before taking another bus into the state capital.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
Six colleagues visiting a remote factory might bypass three commercial layovers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The lack of stops or layovers doesn’t guarantee that your flight won’t be delayed or canceled but it does reduce the chances of either happening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
There have to be on-ground amenities for flyers with longer layovers, too.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2024
Imagine how tough it’s going to be when you’re returning from a 36-hour trip caused by missed commercial flights and brutal layovers.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
The idea, in his words, was for the place to be a kind of “work lounge” for those of us on assignment in the city, or for “associates” of ours having unexpected layovers.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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