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Originally Posted by Lubicon
Issue for us was the aircraft on our gate pushed on time but then had to deice before leaving the gate. Then the trucks came in to sweep up the fluid. All this time our aircraft was waiting to get onto the gate so it could get turned around and we could leave. So despite our plan arriving on time (it began the day elsewhere) and the flight ahead of us that was using our gate actually pushing back on time we ended up being about 30 minutes late leaving due to the deicing. Had the first AC been able to push and go to a central facility our AC could have gated on time, turned around, and departed on time.
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While that is a legit point, the upside to gate deice is that it takes less time overall to get sprayed usually. As well, you aren’t sitting and burning jet fuel while you wait.
For me I would say that I have rarely had waits like the one you are describing, but have had far more long waits at central deice facilities with engines running.
Of course there are other variables involved, but from my standpoint I typically love the fact that YYC hasn’t instituted a CDF for us yet.