refueling stop
Example Sentences
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Australia’s Qantas, for example, has scrapped its direct flight from Perth to London—one of the world’s longest flights—and has asked passengers to bear with a refueling stop in Singapore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
After leaving San Diego on a crowded 13-hour flight, with a refueling stop in Anchorage, Alaska, the Chargers landed in Tokyo and spilled toward baggage claim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
Khan told reporters late Wednesday that Guyana’s Defense Force lost contact with the brand new Bell 412 EPI aircraft after it took off from Olive Creek settlement in western Guyana following a refueling stop.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
Germany flew three transport planes toward Sudan to evacuate about 150 of its citizens, only to scrap the plan during a refueling stop in Greece, the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel reported.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
Between 1935 and 1947, Midway was used as a refueling stop for trans-Pacific flights.
From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
