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Old Jan 14, 2014 | 10:48 am
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coutura
 
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Originally Posted by shortkidd
From the FAA. Just be aware if UA is trying to blame a delay on the weather.

The Ground Stop due to [ AIRLINE REQUEST DUE TO GATE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH DEICING. DO NOT CHARGE AS AN ATC DELAY!

ASQ GJS RPA SKW TCF INCLUDED! ] to airport [ DEN ]
I'm confused. The text you quote mentions ATC, but then you mention United trying to blame weather delays. Yes, there are currently no reported ATC delays, but I reckon deicing counts as a weather delay, so it's possible to have weather delays. So, I'm not sure where you're going with this. ATC != Weather?

EDIT: I see now (Ground stop/hold for flights going into DEN due to deicing snarling traffic at DEN), but I still think this is probably counted as a weather delay since the root cause is deicing.

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