De-icing equipment
Same thing happened to us when we flew to Dubai in January on the lunchtime EK. Temperature was a few degrees above freezing but our expected 10 minute delay due late inbound turned into 1 hour 10 minutes. No explanation given at first until through the a/c window I saw 1 guy and his truck painstakingly working his way round the a/c. Fortunately we had plenty of time for our connection and 30 minutes was made up in flight. A couple waiting anxiously to disembark at Dubai were hoping to catch what would have been a tight connection anyway to Bali. With the temperature unlikely to get above freezing, I wonder how today's EK flights will fare.
Just checked and EK22 sch. departure 08.45 is showing final boarding. Does de-icing only start when all pax and freight on board and then is subject to wait for de-icing equipment?
Last edited by MANFOD; 28th Feb 2018 at 08:51.
Reason: late addition