Submitted by actionguy87 t3_zxk21m in explainlikeimfive
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Reply to comment by mixer99 in ELI5: What is causing the cascade of flight delays and cancellations across the US? by actionguy87
After waiting 30+ minutes on a late crew member from another flight in Albuquerque we had to wait over an hour to take off because Denver had too many planes on the ground.
Once in Denver the Southwest Pilot was trying to convince people that they were having difficulty getting fuel into the planes... as though it were freezing. It was single digit temperatures and well above what jet fuel freezes at.
Had to wait 3hrs in line for a gate to park the plane at and then another 45min or so for maintenance crew to fix jetway that wouldn't extend out to the plane.
Finally took 2 trains to get to St Louis because Southwest dropped the ball, kicked it off a cliff, and watched this Christmas go sailing off into the distance.
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