Good morning. How may I help you?
I’d like to buy a ticket to San Francisco.
When would you like to travel?
I’d like to travel stand-by.
OK, stand-by ticket to San Francisco will be $210.
Here you go.
Here’s your ticket. You’ll need to report to the ticket counter 20 minutes before flight departure to see if there are any seats available.
Thank you. Could you tell me the times of your flights to San Francisco today?
On weekdays we have flights at 9:45, 11:30, 13:00 and 15:40.
Could you say that again please?
Here, let me write it down for you.
Thank you. Where do I go to check for an available seat?
You can come back to me or any of the ticketing agents. Or there is a special queue at the end for stand-by fliers.
So I should probably check at the stand-by queue.
Yes, that would be easiest.
Does it look like I’ll be able to get on a flight today?
Let me check for you.
The morning flights already have waiting lists but the 1 o’clock flight is only half full.
So, you think I’ll be able to get on the 1 o’clock flight?
Yes, I think so, but you will have to check back at about 12:30.
Thank you very much.
You’re welcome.