Here is a news article which illustrates just how illogical Mars and Gromits position is... This is from the Charlotte Observer
[QUOTE] And US Airways canceled several flights Monday night after the Charlotte airport began running low on de-icing fluid. Charlotte-Douglas International airport deices US Airways planes, the other airlines deice their own planes. An airport spokeswoman said the airport was using more deicing fluid than usual because of the weather conditions, causing the shortage.
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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/201...g7x[/QUOTE]
Let's say AA ran out of de-icing fluid at Charlotte-Douglas, would we say they are responsible, but because US Airways contracts de-icing to Charlotte-Douglas then they are not. It is ridiculous.
Now having said that... if US Airways has losses as a result of the failure of Charlotte-Douglas to have sufficient de-icing to maintain flights, then US Airways may have a claim against the airport.