Originally Posted by
hjs1971
Correct me if I am wrong, airlines are not required to reimburse a pax for ANYTHING if the delays/canx are due to weather...that makes it ALOT cheaper than dumping hot glycol and screwing up your scheduling system.
To a certain exent you're right, however, 400 gallons of deicing fluid at $7 a gallon will wipe out a lot of profit in a real hurry, especially with the razor thin margins we're already working with. You have to add the deicing costs on to the price of flying the trip (which cannot be added on like a fuel surcharge and three hours of taxiing time is NOT cheap), so with the delays adding up, coupled with the extra fuel/crew costs associated with the delays, it's hard to make ends meet. It seems parking a few planes might be the prudent thing to do. JMHO