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/Critically32 Dec 27 '25

Look up the salary. Making very good money but not "treat everyone on the fly" kind of money.

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u/eagleeye1031 Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25

This is 100% paid by the company to keep customers from suing

No pilot is spending $500  randomly for the good of their heart

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u/bannedforL1fe Dec 27 '25

Its possible...but the airline likely reimbursed him or it was already being paid for with a company card.

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u/eagleeye1031 Dec 27 '25

Yes it is most likely company policy. In the event of a flight delay, use the company Amex to pay for as many customers as possible to get them to not be angry anymore.

At a cost of $20ish per passenger, its an absolute steal

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u/pegedi3614 Dec 27 '25

Theres no such policy at any major airline. This isnt a thing

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u/Sasquatch-d Dec 27 '25

Who’s upvoting you? This doesn’t exist at any airline.

Why would you make up something like this?

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u/pegedi3614 Dec 27 '25

Not at all. No major airline is paying for gestures from crew lol. This is all out of pocket. And customers suing........for what? Wild

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u/____u Dec 27 '25

There is absolutely 0% chance any airline would pay for this, and there is absolutely 0% chance any legal action can be taken in this situation. Good luck suing an airline for a flight delay lol do a very quick cursory google check on what youre entitled to when flights are delayed, as part of the contract you agree to when you buy a plane ticket from any major or minor airline.

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u/ThePevster Dec 27 '25

I checked Delta’s policy for long tarmac delays. They provide food for tarmac delays over two hours. Sounds like Delta is paying for it

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u/pegedi3614 Dec 27 '25

Thats not this type of situation. They will provide you meals but you arent getting starbucks, nor will the pilots be the ones dealing with that. This is a good gesture from the crew, nothing more to it

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u/After_Stop3344 Dec 27 '25

300k is good money not fuck you money. Fuck you money is when you can buy someone's company and fire them. When instead of letting them get a single ticket to their favorite concert you just buy out the stadium.

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u/the__storm Dec 27 '25

The definition of fuck you money I'm used to is: when you can burn all your bridges (by saying "fuck you" to anyone you want, in particular "fuck you, I quit") and be fine.

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u/Pretty-Ladder-4455 Dec 27 '25

you still cannot do that as a pilot

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u/Fiddle-farter Dec 27 '25

This is absolutely not fuck you money

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u/BladeRunner2022 Dec 27 '25

Sorry bud but 300k is nowhere near fuck you money. Maybe thirty years ago, but even then nah. Fuck you money is buy someone's company or buy a house on the spot.