It happened a couple of times that a/c had to return to the ramp for 2nd deicing but it happened also the a/c wereskycruiser wrote:So annoying this Holdover Time can be, especially at 'on spot de-icing' performed at AMS by some handling companies (e.g. Menzies). In case they use a 75/25 mix fluid, and weather conditions are e.g. Freezing Fog, holdover time is very short, and in case of a long taxi to runway 36L for takeoff, with heavy traffic and 36C in use, holdover time might be short and you cannot takeoff, which means return to the spot for another jobgatso76 wrote:-check the weather due to Holdover Time,
Rgds
Eric
deiced by KLM on the deicing spot...this causes always as lot of hassle as KLM is not that easy if the airline is not in their deicing pool