Missing the Flight

M:Hi,I'm sorry to ne late

W:What happened?You were supposed to be here an hour ago

M:Yes,I know.But I missed my flight

W:You missed your flight?How did that happen?

M:Igot on the wrong bus this morning.so I was late to the airport.By the time I arrived the gate was closed.

W:What did you do then?

M:I had to rebooked my flight and got on the waiting list

W:Oh,that's too bad.At least you got here

M:Yes,it wasn't easy getting on the next flight.I had to ran to the gate

W:This kind of thing happens a lot lately.Last week,I missed a flight ,too

M:What happened?

W:There was a traffic accident near the airport

M:You were driving

W: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 15mintues.By the time I got there it was too late to get on the flight.The next flight wasn't for another 3hours.So it was a long wait.From now on,I'll try to get to the airport much earlier

M:Me too