After several hours, the atmospherics let up sufficiently for me to call Portolondon and insist on an emergency airlift.

Pravda reported that planes had brought 7,000 tons of cargo into the capital, and that the emergency airlift was continuing.

To support this force, as well as provide emergency relief supplies to the islanders, the United States conducted an emergency airlift into the island.

The man had bought a company "membership" that allowed participants to call for an emergency airlift without any out-of-pocket cost.

Yeryomenko had to request an emergency airlift of fuel so as to continue his advance.

"The Turkish government has ordered nonstop emergency airlifts of fresh water," continued the colonel.

An emergency airlift of critically needed items began almost immediately from the United States to the Far East.

The first of 11 American military aircraft landed here today for the start of a two-month emergency airlift of food to Somalia.

An emergency airlift began today, with five planes leaving Macedonia for Turkey, carrying 800 refugees.

It could be an emergency airlift from the Beverly Hills stretch of Wilshire Boulevard.