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Pilot buys pizza for entire flight during delay at Reagan National

FOX 5 DC | Local News, Weather, and Live Streams | WTTG [Unoffi… May 17, 2026
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Plane passengers bracing themselves for hours of hunger and frustration were instead treated to an unexpected act of kindness. The pilot of a Southwest flight decided to offer some first-class hospitality after some traffic caused a delay at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. First Officer James stepped off the plane, ordered pizza for the entire flight, then served it to each passenger himself. He turned a stressful flight delay into a plane pizza party! Southwest praised the pilot for showing such hospitality and compassion during a stressful situation. "At Southwest, we hire for Heart. James is a walking definition of why. This is what sets our people apart: they don't wait to be asked to show up for others. They just do."

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