too_sleepy
6th Feb 2012, 09:52
Hi
Hope I've got the right forum. We were in LHR on Saturday night, one of the lucky to get out. ATC were great as usual and asked all callers for a holdover time. Assume this was to coordinate traffic so no one got stuck on the taxiway needing another de-ice.
Well, one crew called for clearance, and responded to the holdover question with "we have no holdover time, we don't need de-icing".
I'm new to flying but I couldn't figure how anyone would think they didn't need de-icing. It was -1 and light snow. This was about 20:00 and weather was getting worse.
I kept thinking it weird that there's nothing anyone else could do to stop them, they got a clearance and assume left shortly after we did.
Am I missing something? Or was it just plain ignorance and stupidity?
Thanks
Hope I've got the right forum. We were in LHR on Saturday night, one of the lucky to get out. ATC were great as usual and asked all callers for a holdover time. Assume this was to coordinate traffic so no one got stuck on the taxiway needing another de-ice.
Well, one crew called for clearance, and responded to the holdover question with "we have no holdover time, we don't need de-icing".
I'm new to flying but I couldn't figure how anyone would think they didn't need de-icing. It was -1 and light snow. This was about 20:00 and weather was getting worse.
I kept thinking it weird that there's nothing anyone else could do to stop them, they got a clearance and assume left shortly after we did.
Am I missing something? Or was it just plain ignorance and stupidity?
Thanks