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The airline had no choice but to let us out of the plane right onto the tarmac.
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Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
Delta Air Lines passengers had to evacuate onto the tarmac at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday morning because of an engine issue amid a winter storm, according to the airline.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Airplanes on the tarmac during a snow storm at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Passengers exited the Boeing 757-300 aircraft through emergency slides and ground transportation was used to take them from the tarmac back to the terminal.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
Delta Air Lines passengers had to evacuate onto the tarmac at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday morning because of an engine issue amid a winter storm, according to the airline.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Airplanes on the tarmac during a snow storm at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Passengers exited the Boeing 757-300 aircraft through emergency slides and ground transportation was used to take them from the tarmac back to the terminal.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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“The tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tarmac. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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