Southwest is just an all around awesome airline...extremely safe...the friendliest pilots, crew and airport staff....they do a great job...

these are the untold heros i know they are just doing their job but as a passenger i am very greatful

If it weren't for these people you probably couldn't fly to see your family for Christmas in some cases

God bless you guys for caring about all those on board.

As a rampie who de-iced 8 aircraft today, 4 commercial, 2 private and 2 air force(Canadian single prop), I am damn sure that when I am finished spraying and tell the driver to tell the pilot that his aircraft is clean...I know that is clean, 100%...every aircraft that I de ice, I watch them take off to make sure that they have a positivie climb rate/gears up attitude. Pride in what you do!

I work in the facility that manufactures the de-icing fluid that this airport uses (I load the liquid bulk trucks) We definitely take pride in being the worldwide leader of this technology! And I feel for ya Ground Crew! I'm outside loading just as much!

Southwest Airlines in truly the best. All my experiences with them have always been efficient, pleasant and helpful..........always with a smile.....Their heart insignia truly signifies who they are. "Thank you" Southwest for caring and being there.

Only concern is I'm a Veteran Deicer. And I would not recommend spraying fluid near the cockpit window or windows seals as the hot fluid could crack them or damage them.

This is one of those jobs that would be super badass! For about 38 minutes... lol

Best way to de ice planes land in Florida

Best way to de-ice an aircraft...Land in Fla ;-Q

1:41 the pilot is like HAHAHA YOU CANT GET ME !

Thank You, your jobs are so important and so appreciated. Bless all of you and stay safe.

Southwest is a awesome airline two thumbs 👍 👍 up

Awesome, guys! Thanks for what you do!

Thanks you guys, I am so grateful for what you do.

That's another good way to break the ice.

Ah AirTran, how we miss you.

I’m here to learn more on de icing since I’m a newbie, this is nice to see if they do it differently in other places. We don’t have a de icing truck or bucket, we use a platform on wheels.

I fly SW every time l fly, thanks for taking your job seriously.

I remember going through this when sitting on the tarmac at Buffalo Airport on New Years Eve day back in 2008. Really neat.

beautiful work gentlemen working as a team and communicating as a team at all times is very important to a job like this and it doesn't matter of a job like this any kind of job if the employee works as a team and communicates at all times everything works as planned great teamwork guys

@Southwest Airlines this is cool!!

I do de-ice and let me tell you that stuff reaks and is super slick. Not to mention if you’re spraying and it’s windy it feels like someone sprayed oil all over you

Only one I fly!!! Ty Southwest for being awesome!

Wow what an interesting job...going to Chicago soon, appreciate your diligence. :)

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It’s one of the best airline ever thanks

This job looks fun

Chicago O'Hare has an awesome crew !

Did this for about 4 years. This was a very small part of my job. It's a lot of communication between driver and sprayer. I preferred driving but had to spray a few times.

these guys are the real MVPs

I love southwest and please southwest please don’t retire

Umm why there are 1k dislikes? Is there an actual reason for why people are disliking? Video seems solid.

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1:37 we see a lucky AA retro catch

Idk if it's the internet gods algorithm, or if I'm just noticing it more since moving here. But SO many videos are filmed I'm Colorado haha

Im currently sitting In a plane on the tarmac getting deiced!

I LUV Denver! And SW!

These men save lives, love their enthusiasm while they do it...

Denver and no enclosed bucket!!

I just got on with you guys, I'm excited to start my journey with you guys

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I love Southwest Airlines 😘🥰😍your aircrafts are so beautiful 🤩 clean and safe u r my favourite airline I wish your future would be good 😊 you should become the best airline in America 🇺🇸 love ❤️ you southwest sooo much 😘🥰😍😀you care so much for the passengers

I live in Denver and I love southwest and planes

these guys are heroes

Be sure to hose down that triangle opening on the tail just under the vertical stab

1:44 - CITRUS!

That looks like a cool, fun job!!

3:07 - Error: Arizona One's engine is half-painted. Part of the paint came off while de-icing it.

This guy works at DIA and my family flies out of Denver

Back at Christmas 2005 Deicing guys on Nashville International airport sprayed our entire airplane with Deicing fluid before take off. I thought it was a hot deicer over 100 degrees fahrenheit lol

how do you know a plane needs to be de iced, what components on the plane alert them to an ice situation

Looks fun to be a Southwest Iceman!

I had one de-ice the plane I was on, Iceman 11

Hint.. You'll get quicker if you spray a bit closer ;)

Get a “we love rampers” sticker for your bags; they will see it.

The real problem with the 737 MAX is the MCATS and the emergency doors with missing bolts. 1100 dead so far. Around half if Southwests fleet are 737 MAX.. On a wing and a prayer

Dang SWA. I know you guys are budget but at least give your northern de-icing crews a enclosed cab!!!

I am not an expert at all. But it would seem to me that the most efficient and effective way to do this would be to have a mobile dome by the beginning of the runway that the plane pulls up into that is heated and the plane gets sprayed down with hot water in a warm environment and get cleared for takeoff with only 20 seconds from the time it leaves the dome until the time the pilot drops the throttle.

How southwest de-ices their planes: How i de ice a plane: *turns on engine de-icers* *turns wing de-icers on* *turns probe heat on* "and we are de icing" As you can see I don't have a team with me I just use a flight sim :l can't afford an actual 737-800 although it would be fun I don't have the budget for one.

which aircraft was shone in the 1st plane which was also a NOVA Airline which was a miraculous landing in New Orleans

someone give that little thing a blanket =P

If I recall correctly spraying de-icing solution directly on exposed avionics such as Pitot tubes should be avoided, but I don't see how these guys can de-ice without spraying on them. How does that work?

LOL Like Ice Bucket Challege

The modern deice trucks have the personnel enclosed. The cherry picker is fully enclosed and they control the spray through remote control. Hanging out of that open cherry picker breathing in all the fumes of the glycol has got to be bad for your health. It looks like fun though...

How do you get that job??

I'm not upset about a delay due to deicing.

How much does it cost to deice a B-737?

I remember when i was on a FRONTIER a230 from bzn-den we had to sit at the gate for an hour and it was snowing and it was 6:30am we had to wait for them to deice the plane and i was bord

2:49 is that Arizona one?

very cool

What about the health effects of breathing glycol vapor?

Please make a video on how you run out of deicing fluid because you guys seem to be the only airline that can do that

I worked for FedEx for 4 years and I was the lead deicer. I wouldn't wish this on anybody.

I want this job! It looks fun. And it's important.

too bad i live in ft. lauderdale i would like to do this job

Rest in peace air tran

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Richard, the fluid is essentially harmless unless large amounts were to be literally drunk directly. We usually have PPE to protect our eyes available, but it can be difficult to see through goggles covered in fluid, so it is a trade off.

swa is so awesome!

Does it make you passengers feel any better that they get paid less starting than the guy inside the terminal at burger king?

2:32 someone Tell this guy that this is America. The 13th floor doesn't exist

Ahh sh## here we go again

Noone has a cubicle on the 13th floor

Wouldn't it make more sense to use an enclosed bucket? I mean really, MSP has them. So why not Denver of all places?

An hour delay to deice a 737?? On a sunny day like they showed here, way to much fluid for frost, and nice job spraying the windshield on the Airtran 717.

Why the hell that 737 had flaps extended during deice/antiice (whatever)

Keep plugging airplane jet engine warm cold night.

This is a very old way of doing things ...bigger airports the driver is enclosed in the cherry picker and is able to driver the truck as well.

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What is the purpose of de ice a plane?

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Why so many dislikes on this video?

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Ummm, No mask? No sealed bucket to protect from whatever they are spraying? It melts snow and ice off an airplane. - what does it do to your lungs. Companies / OSHA really let people breathe that in?