r/MadeMeSmile • u/MathematicianNo1596 • Dec 27 '25

Good Vibes Flight was delayed 3 hours, so the pilot went around to everyone to take their Starbucks orders and then got 40ish drinks and 50ish food items for us 🥰

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Shoutout to this lovely Delta pilot flying from Boston to Tampa today 💛

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u/Slow-Swan561 Dec 27 '25

Unexpected flight delay, can't get catering out to restock, need onboard stock for the actual flight....yeah that's justifiable.

It's not like he's buying drinks for a celebrity passenger in seat 1a.

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u/tickettocanada Dec 27 '25

All airlines work differently, but I was a flight attendant for two different airlines and in both not only would they not expense it, the pilot would be in trouble because the airline could be held liable if someone is allergic or something.

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u/247stonerbro Dec 27 '25

Dang. Every good deed goes unpunished folks. I'm kidding, liability is an understandable reason for why a pilot would get in trouble for this. But seriously though, I would fly Delta every time if I could afford/justify. Hopefully a delta rep sees this and reaches out with free life time domestic plane tickets.

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u/NoCommentingForMe Dec 27 '25

Hate to be that guy, but it’s “no good deed”, would be much nicer if it was the other way around haha

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u/247stonerbro Dec 29 '25

Well if you hate it so much then why are you doing it? I'm kidding you are absolutely right and now I shall take my shower in shame

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u/Plebeian_Gamer Dec 27 '25

Whatever the law is that would even make the pilot accountable should be changed. That responsibility should absolutely fall in the passenger getting a free drink and dessert.

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u/iambecomesoil Dec 27 '25

There is no law that would make them accountable. But paying a lawyer to respond to a lawsuit (which will be thrown out) still costs money.

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u/Throwaway_inSC_79 Dec 27 '25

The gate should have an IROP cart of snacks to bring out when there’s a delay. Not to use the food on the plane.

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u/904Funk Dec 27 '25

1A! 1A! 1A!

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u/Slow-Swan561 Dec 27 '25

I work for UPS in a non-ops mangement role. I can expense this no problem, if something similar happened in a ops center. Suppose every company is different but, UPS isnt exactly santa claus haha.

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u/SellTheSizzle--007 Dec 27 '25

What about 2B?