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deplane

[dee-playn] / diˈpleɪn /






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If you can’t fit on the one waiting in the docking area when you deplane, you’re stuck lingering for ages—a half hour or more, in some cases—until the next one arrives.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

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

More than 170 passengers who were aboard had to deplane, but no one was hurt, the report said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

“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

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

The plane returned to the gate once again, and all passengers were deplaned so the aircraft could “cool down,” Clarke said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2023

All passengers were safely deplaned and one person was in custody as of about 7 p.m.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023

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

“For smaller aircraft and nonprimary U.S. airports or foreign airports, airlines must ensure boarding and deplaning assistance by any available means acceptable to the passenger.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

On arrival in Seattle, the deplaning soundtrack was Taylor Swift’s “Lover.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

United Airlines has agreed to a $30 million settlement after a deplaning incident left a quadriplegic man in a vegetative state, court papers show.

From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2023

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


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