Southwest Air's Chicago de-icing stumble was third in 2 months
Southwest Airlines' cancellation of 250 flights at Midway Airport Feb 11 was the third time in 2 months that a shortage of de-icing fluid has complicated the carrier’s Chicago operations. Heavy snows forced Southwest to use much more than the normal amount of glycol Sunday morning to remove ice and snow from planes that parked at the airport overnight, eating away at the carrier’s supply, a VP said Monday. Matters were made worse when air seeped into pumps, blocking Southwest from accessing some of the remaining glycol in storage tanks. Unable to secure more, and with additional icing in the forecast, the airline decided to cancel most of Sunday’s flights at Midway. <br/>
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Southwest Air's Chicago de-icing stumble was third in 2 months
Southwest Airlines' cancellation of 250 flights at Midway Airport Feb 11 was the third time in 2 months that a shortage of de-icing fluid has complicated the carrier’s Chicago operations. Heavy snows forced Southwest to use much more than the normal amount of glycol Sunday morning to remove ice and snow from planes that parked at the airport overnight, eating away at the carrier’s supply, a VP said Monday. Matters were made worse when air seeped into pumps, blocking Southwest from accessing some of the remaining glycol in storage tanks. Unable to secure more, and with additional icing in the forecast, the airline decided to cancel most of Sunday’s flights at Midway. <br/>
