Originally Posted by royalterrace
I would bet that many were not aware that WestJet is able to depart with fuel frost within certain prescibed limits..
You would lose that bet as everyone else has the same let as long as the frost is confined to the fuel tank area and not on the leading edges.
Most of us have been around longer then WJ and have witnessed other carriers doing all sorts of things in an effort to escape the cost of de-icing. This is nothing new and to try and hide behind what’s in the manuals instead of using your common sense is nothing new either.
The LCC’s only put the absolute minimum requirements in their manuals in an effort to reduce their costs. The bean counters have carefully weighted what it costs to do the job correctly against the cost to do the minimum and have concluded it’s cheaper to do the minimum and bite the bullet for the occasional mishap..
The travelling public gets what it pays for, only they aren't aware of the added risk nor do they care until something goes wrong..