Passengers were stuck overnight after their flight was diverted. So the captain brought them 40 pizzas

Two thumbs up!

Unfortunately, management just blames the weather (per the air ticket contract), and does basically nothing. Sure would be nice if they cared about the passengers but with Northest, US Air, Continental, Pan Am, Eastern Airlines to name a few, competition doesn’t really exist anymore in the USA.

I would hope but doubt it

I lived in the DFW area for many years. The storms are insane. I once had to stop on the highway under an overpass in my Dodge RAM pickup because the wipers couldn't keep up and the wind was blowing everyone all over the road. In those situations it's better to just stay put.

Provided you had no checked luggage ;-)

I would imagine if the flight had to divert, then that must have been some real nasty a**d weather that I would not have wanted to drive through. Would be real easy to have a small rental vehicle body slammed by an 18-wheeler ot two in those conditions.

Would have gotten to the DFW area alright; in a body bag, then a coffin & planted six feet under when you arrived

I just don't understand all the negativity. A good deed was done. Leave it.

Yes, luckily they didn't write it off to a prank student call from a local school.

:) it reminded me this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxvWv4X9uNo

It is the act that counts and not the Pizza itself. THis was a plane Captain taking care of his passengers during a time of great stress fro many. THe pizzas made a stressful situation bearable.

If I were stuck on a plane all night, I'd eat the in-flight magazine if it was served with sauce and cheese toppings.

So guess you like "GOD FATHERS"?
pizza

So, if you're Italian, you don't get to like Papa John's?

No good deed goes unpunished! By the way I'm Italian too.. Ciao..

I agree. It is the worst pizza I ever tried (I did not finish, it was SO bad), But, I, probably like you, have eaten New York pizza. There is NO substitute!

He/she wouldn't have had a company card but I'm sure the airline will reimburse him. That's the way it has been in the past. Must have been a long delay, I would think.

no..airlines do not give a "company card" to flight crews as their hotel expenses are prepaid and they are given a "per diem" for layover meals..if a delay is going to be lengthy, and the flight has not yet been cancelled,sometimes the station has a "bank" of sandwiches or chips or treats along with beverages that are set aside to give out to "waiting" passengers..sps is small,and being diverted is stressful for all, so this captain was doing a real service for his passengers as I will bet they don't provide that..he will be reimbursed if the funds came from his own personal card...

mmichael....respectfuly to you sir...no airline gives passengers overnight vouchers for hotels for a diversion or a delay if related to weather conditions, which are not a controllable factor..they might give a meal voucher and rebook and tell passengers of an airport hotel that might give a discountif the passenger chooses to not wait,but they do not provide and pay for accommodations..not even delta..why insult the pilot and say he felt guilty? he was doing a kindness for people at a small airport that serves regional aircraft and not large ones.. from your comment I understand you have never been on a diverted aircrat,which encounters what are called "creeping delays" due to weather conditions..generally these flights do take off after a while, if the crew has not reached their maximum duty time..that applies to all airlines as well..

SHOWS ME YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SHOUTING ABOUT! Take a train next time!

You must have meant “couldn’t care less”, but I’m not surprised you got it wrong. You were probably flumuxed over your stuck caps lock!

Kind of a glass half empty kinda guy, are you?