Broken de-icer delays flights in and out Prince George again

Dec 27, 2021 | 4:20 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — Update: YXS says the they have been advised that the de-icer is running and aircraft are now being successfully de-iced.

Earlier: For the second time in just over a week, it appears a broken de-icer is delaying flights in and out of Prince George Airport.

WestJet flight WS3285 was one of those flights. Passenger Kevin Gemmell says the Prince George-bound flight was scheduled to leave YVR in Vancouver at 1:05 p.m. this afternoon (Dec.27) and taxied around the runway before the pilot informed the crew that the de-icing equipment is broken in Prince George.

“Looking at the departures on the YXS website, this has obviously been an ongoing issue throughout the day as no planes have left,” Gemmell tells CKPG News.

He says he’s now waiting in the lounge at YVR awaiting word of next steps.

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The de-icer was first reported to have “malfunctioned” back on Dec. 18., before it was repaired a couple of days later.

That “malfunction” resulted in several cancelled flights that had to be re-booked.

YXS President and CEO Gordon Duke says the Prince George Airport Authority has two de-icing units and that both are experiencing mechanical issues due to extreme weather conditions. He says they are waiting for updates from the truck operators.

Duke says YXS does not own the machines. WestJet operates one through a local contractor. He says the other truck is owned by another local contractor.

by Greg Fry

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Broken de-icer delays flights in and out Prince George again

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