Sentence examples for planes for three hours from inspiring English sources

Nerves have frayed between airports and airlines over the issue of so-called stranded passengers, people who are held on parked planes for three hours and more without food or water, while toilets malfunction and cabin ventilation deteriorates.

Since 2007 about 200,000 passengers have been trapped on about 3,000 planes for three hours or more.

Ian Shakil, who works for a biomedical company in California, said that he and other passengers on a United flight sat on a parked plane for three hours Sunday before it left Fort Lauderdale, Fla. "That was frustrating, but I should add that the cabin staff were very conscientious" about keeping passengers informed about the delay, and making sure snacks and water were available, he told me.

We've been sitting in the plane for three hours now.

Letting the patient travel by plane for three hours without any chance of proper medical treatment on board could involve great danger for her.

The Department of Transportation's new rule, which goes into effect April 29, orders airlines to let passengers off planes delayed for three hours or face hefty fines.

Tarmac strandings typically occur in bad weather when planes are idled for three hours or more on airport aprons and ramps, waiting for takeoff.

Saturday, sat on a plane at Newark International Airport for three hours before the airport closed.

They had a lot of time to ponder their troubles; their charter plane was delayed for three hours.

Even President Mohammad Khatami's plane was delayed for three hours because of technical problems when he was returning from an official visit to Athens in March.

"Who can sit on a plane for five hours like that?" Larry marveled.