Mid seventies.Very snowy/icy Gatwick.V delayed BCAL Lagos service.Schedule 1200 .Flt called about 1500 .Crew muttering about hours etc.B707 sitting on centre finger stand sans jetty (iced up ).One set of deiced steps at front.Pax passed from one Pax agent to another in a chain.Ramp not deiced. Doors closed tug attempts p/back.Wheels spin much smoke (tyres) No mvt observed but much noise.3 more goes,tyres of tug looking dodgy.No luck.Tug disconnects.Lots of chatter on headset from Cpt to tuggie.Tuggie moves away.Cpt sticks head out of window waves all away.Engines start.Incredible noise.Staff moved away from gate windows.Success as a/c edges into taxiway.One
very happy Pax Supervisor (me )
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