Blizzard at Gatwick. Chaos ensues. ..
Wrong type of snow snowploughs airport management again?
Snowed here earlier, bright Sunnio now
De-icing issues. The planes that stay overnight (55 easyJets we handle) have a de-icing fluid applied that lasts up to 8 hours. The big, wet snow that started at 0700 washed it all off and the pilots were not prepared to take off until being re-de-iced. Some even turned around on the taxiways and came back to the stand. Unfortunately, most of the de-icing crews had gone home by then. 90-120 minutes wait for the remaining crews to get to them.
So WE lose our bonus again...