Explaining airplane de-icing for safe air travel

A Fox Weather meteorologist explains the critical process of de-icing airplanes during winter. She highlights the dangers of ice accumulating on wings, which can disrupt aerodynamics, and details how heated fluid containing pressurized water and propylene glycol is used to melt ice. Afterward, an anti-icing solution is applied to prevent further ice formation by lowering the freezing point of surfaces to below -50°F.