De-icing the aircraft? Nahhhh, that's not really necessary...

[Stratofreighter]

...is it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=925MgqyU2NA

Also see http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/4...snow-wing.html

[Doors4]

STOP! I want to get off.

[Paul F]

Who needs de-icer - just let the airflow blow it all off, after all it's only snow..... :diablo:

Maybe the aircraft had been de-iced before push-back but this lot then fell afterwards ... it did seem to fall off fairly easily, so must've been pretty loose

...but even so

[Primate]

But even so it can be wise to pay attention to holdover times and such.