Originally Posted by
Brattflyer
I'd never heard of a second de-icing until this year. Happened to me in DEN. We were told the first de-icing was to get the snow/ice off the plane and the second was to keep it off once it was in the air. New policy/technology?
How long apart were the deicings? It could be the first one was done at the gate, but during taxi (due to the length of taxi, deteriorating conditions, etc.) they determined you'd need another before takeoff. I've had that happen several times.