I this this is pathetic, and that someone here is just looking to make money. You should be ashamed of yourself.

The contents of Glycol Fluid have been much debate for airports as they deal with how to treat the runoff before the chemical is discharged into rivers and streams. The 8-10 different types of chemicals in Glycol are highly secretive among the manufactures since they have rights to keep content secret in attempts to market there product over other competitors. A lot of airport environmental departs have been fighting with manufactures for years to figure out what if any of the products are even toxic. It's not the Airline, but the product manufacture that is the party at risk here. If Airlines could buy 100% organic or Green deicing fluid that you would trust your family with, and I mean put them on a plane strayed down with veggie oil..and see what happens. I think these claims of people thinking the airline is a fault is a bunch of garbage.. They buy what is reasonably priced, but first and foremost.. they buy what will keep the plane in the sky and get everyone to there destination for christmas.

Just looking to make money? Really? How would you like it if your baby drank formula that was laced with toxic chemicals, but the manufacturer wouldn't tell you exactly what chemicals those were? I think most reasonable people would be concerned, to say the least. Holding an airline liable for spraying people with de-icer and holding a manufacturer responsible for disclosing potentially harmful ingredients seems like pretty reasonable recourse. Particularly to the latter, this is how laws are made to protect the consumer -- require manufacturers to disclose ingredients. If it's "top secret" patents should protect against formula theft.

Thanks everyone for your comments. I think that there are two main points. First, the deicer should never have gotten into the ventilation system to begin with. Second, once the passengers were exposed and sickened, they should have been told what was making them sick. Third, ok, I know I said second, but third, the passengers should not have endured the fumes for forty-five minutes.
Alisa

Point is Alaska Airlines messed up and made a mistake. After realizing their mistake they should have done everything in their power to take care of their passengers and crew and to corrct the problem. Instead Alaska Airlines has spread a campaign of disinformation in an effort to gloss over the problem. SHAMEFUL at best. But I would expeect nothing less from a company that did everything in it's power to discredit stewardesses over the years that has been exposed to cabin air quality problems.