In December 2013, a Cathay Pacific freighter was making its first visit to Manchester and the airport kindly put out a couple of fire engines to give it the water arch welcome. The weather was horrible and quite cold and when the aircraft arrived (an hour late), the Captain declined the water salute. At around the same time a Thomson 757 was departing on an inaugural trip to somewhere warm in the Caribbean. So the Thomson Captain was asked if he would like the water treatment. His response was more or less "It is 5 degrees out there with a cold wind blowing. What makes you think I want you to spray 5,000 gallons of water over my aircraft? No thank you!"