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In a video shared with CNN by the march’s Canadian delegation, a large number of Egyptian authorities are seen standing on the tarmac as the Canadian activists disembark a plane.
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
Airlines must not allow domestic flights to remain on the tarmac for more than three hours, or international flights for more than four hours, without providing passengers the opportunity to deplane —with exceptions for safety, security, or air traffic control reasons, according to the DOT.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Planes sit on the tarmac at Newark Liberty International Airport on June 02, 2025, in Newark, New Jersey.
—Joseph Cox, Wired News, 10 June 2025
Brigitte -- wearing a red jacket -- then appeared from the president's right, with the couple then walking down the plane's staircase together to the tarmac.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 May 2025
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
Airlines must not allow domestic flights to remain on the tarmac for more than three hours, or international flights for more than four hours, without providing passengers the opportunity to deplane —with exceptions for safety, security, or air traffic control reasons, according to the DOT.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Planes sit on the tarmac at Newark Liberty International Airport on June 02, 2025, in Newark, New Jersey.
—Joseph Cox, Wired News, 10 June 2025
Brigitte -- wearing a red jacket -- then appeared from the president's right, with the couple then walking down the plane's staircase together to the tarmac.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the tarmac
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“The tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tarmac. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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