Hi, I’m sorry to be late.
What happened?
You were supposed to be here an hour ago.
Yes, I know, but I missed my flight.
You missed your flight?
How did that happen?
I got on the wrong bus this morning, so I was late to the airport.
By the time I arrived, the gate was closed.
What did you do then?
I had to rebook my flight and get on the waiting list.
(He had to get on a waiting list because other people were also trying to get on the flight.)
Oh, that’s too bad.
At least you got here.
Yes, it wasn’t easy getting on the next flight.
I had to run to the gate.
This kind of thing happens a lot lately.
Last week I missed a flight, too.
What happened?
There was a traffic accident near the airport.
You were driving?
No, I wasn’t.
I was in a taxi.
But it took a long time to get to the airport.
The traffic was stopped for nearly 15 minutes.
By the time I got there, it was too late to get on the flight.
The next flight wasn’t for another 3 hours, so it was a long wait.
From now on, I’ll try to get to the airport much earlier.
Me too.