flights from dfw to florida

I watched a family last March stand at a gate in Terminal D, faces red with frustration, because they thought they'd outsmarted the system on their Flights From DFW To Florida. They'd booked a "deal" on a budget carrier that required a connection in New Orleans, only to have the first leg delayed by forty minutes. That tiny window slammed shut, the next available seat to Orlando wasn't for two days, and they ended up paying $1,200