Originally Posted by
jjbiv
This sound like a missed connection. You arrived the next morning. It's unfortunate and inconvenient, but I'm not sure that qualifies as a "horrible Southwest experience".
This sounds like a pretty horrible experience:
"We board in Dallas and sit in a very hot airplane. We taxi out to the runway, We sit for awhile and now the temperature is unbearable. People start complaining loudly to the flight attendants and then, the pilot comes on and says that we have to return to the gate to have the AC looked at. We taxi back and sit in the hot plane for 20-30 minutes. Finally, the pilot tells it is being fixed and it shouldn't be too much longer as it is a small issue. The plane starts to cool down and then, the pilot, sounding annoyed says that dispatch has decided to swap our plane. We all deboard and stand around with no announcement at a new packed gate. Apparently, they pulled people off a plane bound for Houston and gave us their plane.
"We board and wait and wait. We finally taxi to the runway where we wait until the pilot tells us we are have another mechanical issue and we have to return to the gate. We deplane again and wait some more. We finally get out and arrive in Denver over 4 hours late."
I'm not sure whether the OP's trip was yesterday, or longer ago. But it's been very hot in Texas this past week. Here are current conditions, and a forecast:
