I am on plane. vs I am in plane.

The correct phrase is "I am on a plane." This is the commonly used preposition to indicate being inside an aircraft. The phrase "I am in a plane" is not incorrect, but it is less commonly used in this context.

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I am on plane.

This phrase is incorrect. The preposition 'on' is not used to indicate being inside an aircraft.

The correct preposition to use when referring to being inside an aircraft is 'in'.

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My wife is stuck in that hellhole, and I am getting on that plane.
I need you to put me on plane.
Look how big I am compared to this plane.
I am married to my plane.
- I am now in command of this plane.
I just... I can never sleep on planes.
I'm not all that comfortable on planes.
Mr President, like many of the Members, including yourself, I am sure, in two hours' time I will be on a plane.
Wade, you're my wingman here and I am not even certified in this type of plane.
- here I am trying to get on a plane.
You guys can joke all you want, 'cause I am never leaving this plane.
I have two daughters and both of them at one time were babies and I held them and they cried on planes.
And I was babysitting an empty plane.
I think someone stole your plane.
People don't carry guns on planes.
- People don't carry guns on planes.
As you know, there is no Community legislation on banning smoke on planes.
However, I have been invited, lobbied and asked how I am going to deploy the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy's soldiers, tanks and planes.
You and your father will get your $50,000 back and I am putting you on the next plane.
Mr President, I am pleased to see that Mr van Baalen has returned to Europe safely and that he was only expelled when he was already on the plane.

Alternatives:

I am on a plane.

I am in plane.

This phrase is technically correct but less commonly used. The preposition 'in' can be used to indicate being inside an aircraft.

While 'in' can be used to indicate being inside an aircraft, 'on' is the more commonly used preposition in this context.

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I can't believe they have these little love nests in planes.
Look how big I am compared to this plane.
I am married to my plane.
- I am now in command of this plane.
But then I go on business trips, so I must be fine in planes.
Mr President, like many of the Members, including yourself, I am sure, in two hours' time I will be on a plane.
Wade, you're my wingman here and I am not even certified in this type of plane.
- here I am trying to get on a plane.
You guys can joke all you want, 'cause I am never leaving this plane.
And I was babysitting an empty plane.
I think someone stole your plane.
They also get better restaurant reservations, bigger seats in planes.
A travel agent who's scared in planes.
However, I have been invited, lobbied and asked how I am going to deploy the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy's soldiers, tanks and planes.
You and your father will get your $50,000 back and I am putting you on the next plane.
Mr President, I am pleased to see that Mr van Baalen has returned to Europe safely and that he was only expelled when he was already on the plane.
"crash jack in plane."
All the great ones go down in planes.
Flight pilots practice in flight simulators so that they don't make real mistakes in planes.
I need to know why I was ordered to shoot down that plane.

Alternatives:

I am in a plane.

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