What term describes a person who is placed on a list of people seeking a service that is sold out?

• A. Confirmed
• B. Waitlisted
• C. Overbooked
• D. Cancelled

Answer: (B)

When a service is sold out, the term used for someone who is awaiting an available seat is waitlisted. This means you don’t have a confirmed seat yet, but you’re on a priority queue to get one if a seat opens up—usually because of a cancellation or a no-show. Airlines often handle this by assigning priority based on factors like fare class, loyalty status, or how recently the request was made. If a seat becomes available and you’re next in line, you’ll be offered a seat and your status changes from waitlisted to confirmed. A confirmed status means you already have a guaranteed seat; overbooked describes a situation where more tickets were sold than there are seats, not an individual’s status; cancelled means the service has been terminated.