Operating from a remote stand at Man during the problem period. The tragedy is that it's a liablility issue. It was a total ice-rink and yet the bays and stairs had not been de-iced. Why? Same liability issue if you were to clear the snow from the pavement in front of your own home. YOU become liable if someone slips because they can then sue you for not clearing it properly. If you leave it as it is and someone slips it is ' an act of god' or ' force majaer'.
Our pax had to walk to an aircraft in trecherous conditions for this very reason. No one wants to accept responsibility. Life really is beginning to suck!