Us Pilot Buys Pizza For Grounded Passengers

[Flashermac]

A US pilot ordered pizzas for a plane full of passengers as they were stuck on the tarmac for two hours in Wyoming.

 

Gerhard Bradner ordered 50 pizzas after his plane was diverted to Cheyenne and they waited for thunder and lightning to clear in Denver.

 

Passengers said the entire cabin burst into applause after the pilot announced the delivery on the loudspeaker.

 

The Washington DC to Denver Frontier Airlines flight, with 160 people on board, finally flew on to Colorado.

 

Mr Bradner told Phil Williams on BBC Radio 5 live that half the pizzas were cheese and the other half pepperoni.

 

The captain paid for it out of his own pocket - but he has now been telephoned by the airline's president who has said that he will reimburse him for the cost.

 

Mr Bradner said he wasn't a hero - he just wanted to make sure that his passengers left the flight with "a smile on their face".

 

 

http://www.bbc.com/n...canada-28232814

[King Kung]

Fifty pizzas at about eight bucks each. That's $400 well spent. Probably better than any other $400 advertising Frontier Airlines has ever spent -- all in response to a negative event (flight delay).

[Flashermac]

That was my immediate thought. Frontier Airlines is getting free publicity all around the world for this. The pilot deserves a nice pay increase.

[candyfloss]

My Uncle Kev says that any publicity is good publicity. But then he would wouldn't he.

[candyfloss]

My Uncle Kev also says that Pizza isn't good for you. He prefers McDonalds.