Recent Examples on the WebThe airport said in a statement all passengers were able to safely deplane and return to the terminal while Southwest worked to accommodate customers and get them on another aircraft.—Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2024 Passengers deplaned on the taxiway and were bused to the terminal.—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024 The 104 passengers and crew members, traveling from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, deplaned the Boeing 737-800 at DFW and were bused to a terminal after the plane experienced a brake malfunction Feb. 10, according to the NTSB.—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2024 Emergency vehicles were standing by as a precaution, but Flight 1816 landed safely and all passengers deplaned normally at the gate, an airline spokesperson said.—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024 The flight, Delta 2348 from Salt Lake City to San Francisco, was canceled after passengers safely deplaned, said a spokesperson for Delta.—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2024 All passengers and crew deplaned safely after the emergency landing.—USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024 The airplane landed on runway 28L at PDX without further incident, and all occupants (2 flight crewmembers, 4 cabin crewmembers, and 171 passengers) deplaned at the gate.—Pete Muntean, CNN, 6 Feb. 2024 Delta Air Lines says Flight 2348 — an Airbus A220 about to depart for San Francisco — then returned to the gate, where all 95 passengers deplaned.—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2024
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