Originally Posted by
CivicDriver
Was at ORD today and several people attempted to get walk-in interviews. They said they would take walk-ins so long as there weren't people in the waiting room that had actual reservations for the day. Most people gave up after a while but, during my interview, they said they had quite a few cancellations, leading me to believe that people would have a chance if they stuck around for a while.
Long story short, they do allow walk-ins but it may cost you a lot of waiting with no guarantee that you'll ever be seen.
That sounds like my experience in BOS last fall. They essentially said no when I asked about a walk-in and I said well my flight is in 4 hours do you mind if I just hang around and if someone no-shows I grab their slot and they said you're welcome to hang around. After about 3 back to back no-shows they finally relented and took me, probably just so they could get rid of me.