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airplane pilot felt sorry for his hungry passengers, so he bought them all pizza. pilot, Gerhard Bradner, works for USA-based Frontier Airlines. His flight from Washington D.C. to Denver was delayed. He felt hungry and thought he would get pizza delivery from Domino's Pizza restaurant near airport. Then he thought his 157 passengers would also be hungry, so he ordered 50 family-sized pizzas. He paid out of his own pocket, but owner of airline said he would give Mr Bradner money for the pizzas. He announced on board: "Ladies and gentleman, Frontier Airlines is known for being one of cheapest airlines in US, but your captain is not cheap. I just ordered pizza for entire plane."

Mr Bradner said his airline is like giant family and his passengers are part of that family. That is why he wanted to buy everyone pizza. He also told reporters that he knows other pilots who have bought food for passengers. Frontier Airlines said in statement: "Yes, pilot did buy pizza for passengers. It is important to note that this isn't the first time one of our pilots has gone above and beyond to provide care for our customers." Bradner even got off plane and went to meet pizza delivery guy at security area and helped carry pizzas back to plane. The manager of Domino's Pizza said he was surprised when he took order and caller told him: "I need to feed my whole plane."