Stranded at Gate 23

Your sister's destination wedding starts in 6 hours, but your flight has been delayed for the fourth time. The only option left is convincing a notoriously strict gate agent to break protocol and rebook you on a competitor's fully-booked flight. With family relationships and thousands in non-refundable expenses at stake, failure isn't an option.

Challenges

Survivors

Popularity

Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Desperate Wedding Guest

Conversation Partner

Regina Blackwood

Setting

Dimly lit airport gate at dusk, illuminated primarily by harsh fluorescent lights and the glow of departure boards showing cascading delays

Location

Gate 23, Terminal C, O'Hare International Airport

Learning Objectives

✓

Maintain absolute professional courtesy despite mounting pressure

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Prove the critical nature of reaching the destination (wedding documentation)

✓

Successfully negotiate a rebooking on the competitor's flight

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Sir/Ma'am, as I've announced three times already, this delay is weather-related, which means we're not authorized to provide rebooking on competitor airlines. *continues typing without making eye contact* The next update will be in 45 minutes.”

This is how Regina Blackwood's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#951

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