Pilot Confesses To Delaying Flight By Over An Hour To Get Pizza For Crew

People are perplexed after seeing a video of a pilot's announcement explaining why an aircraft was delayed for more than an hour. In the now-viral video, the pilot acknowledges that he was delayed while getting food for his crew, who were apparently unable to consume the sandwich during the journey. Dailymail used Instagram to broadcast a video of the pilot's announcement.

"Passengers were absolutely stunned when their pilot admitted he delayed their flight by almost an hour because he went to get pizza for his crew," according to the reports. 

The flight was delayed because the pilot wanted to get Pizza for the crew | Image: Canva

"I couldn’t feed the crew with poor sandwiches. I had to leave the terminal to go through the security check again and passport checks,” the pilot says over the plane’s intercom.

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"I had to [go back to] the terminal, go through the security check again, passport check, and when I asked if I could skip the queue to buy something for the crew while passengers were waiting - the answer was no," he adds. He ends his speech by saying, “Thank you for your patience”.

The plane landed after 2 hours and 50 minutes | Image: Canva

The airplane eventually landed after 2 hours and 50 minutes, but "4 hours and 29 minutes later than the original booking arrival time," one of the passenger told a media outlet. 

Since being shared 11 hours ago, the video has received over 2.7 lakh views, and the figure is growing. The share has received nearly 4,500 likes. Instagram users left a variety of remarks in response to the share.

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“Honestly, I’d want my pilot to be well-fed and happy. Gone get your pizza, sir, get us there safe,” posted an Instagram user. “I mean, at least he is honest,” joined another. “If he needs to delay a flight to eat, it means he really needed it. Eat well, captain, and fly us safe,” shared a third.

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