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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Oh now everyone is loaded, bags are on the plane all ready to go. Okay, NOW I guess we can start de-icing the wings for the next 30 mins. Like, wtf, do that while people are loading?
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In that situation most airports don't de-ice at the gates. They have dedicated pads to do that, with collection systems for the runoff and such.
Calgary used to do it after pushing back from the gates, but moved away from it a few years back in favour of the two de-ice pads on the field.