--- --- # Delta Ordered Pizza for Passengers on Delayed Flights  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer May 27, 2015 7:59 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer May 27, 2015 7:59 PM UTC When inclement weather delayed Delta flights nationwide on Tuesday, the crews ordered pizzas. Passengers like Riley Vasquez, whose plane to Atlanta got diverted to Knoxville, Tenn., have been sharing pictures of these impromptu “pizza parties” on social media: [@RileyVasquez](https://twitter.com/RileyVasquez?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) That is AWESOME! We're so excited we were able to turn your unexpected stop into a party. Enjoy the inflight entertainment! — Delta (@Delta) [May 27, 2015](https://twitter.com/Delta/status/603587380394721280?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Well my [@Delta](https://twitter.com/Delta?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) pizza party pic is going viral right now. Here's a couple more shots of our [#deltapizzaparty](https://twitter.com/hashtag/deltapizzaparty?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/2T9MxLrpN7](http://t.co/2T9MxLrpN7) — Riley Vasquez (@RileyVasquez) [May 27, 2015](https://twitter.com/RileyVasquez/status/603548220346662913?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) The airline experienced more than 100 flights cancellations and more than 650 delays on Tuesday, [CNN reported](http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/27/travel/delta-pilot-orders-delayed-flight-pizza-feat/index.html) via data from the flight-tracker FlightAware. Thanks for the pizza, [@Delta](https://twitter.com/Delta?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) @DeltaAssist. Flight delayed in Destin-Ft. Walton bound for Atlanta. — Scott Goldsmith (@SGldsmth) [May 26, 2015](https://twitter.com/SGldsmth/status/603312156117848065?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Nice touch by [@Delta](https://twitter.com/Delta?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) bringing pizza to passengers waiting to Leave Jackson MS on delayed flight to ATL. Looks like weather has passed ATL — Jim Gallagher Jr. (@GallagherJrGC) [May 26, 2015](https://twitter.com/GallagherJrGC/status/603311136168144896?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Earlier this month, [_ABC News_ reported](http://abcnews.go.com/US/delta-flight-florida-diverted-smoke-fills-cabin/story?id=30886078) a similar pizza party took place on a Delta [flight](http://abcnews.go.com/US/delta-flight-florida-diverted-smoke-fills-cabin/story?id=30886078) that was diverted to Charleston after the cabin was enveloped in smoke. ### PHOTOS: Beautiful Long Exposures of Airplanes at Night  College Point Blvd., College Point, Queens, N.Y., June 2014. Kevin Kunstadt  36th Ave., Flushing, Queens, N.Y., June 2014. Kevin Kunstadt  Hermon MacNeil Park, College Point, Queens, N.Y., June 2014. Kevin Kunstadt  Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y., June 2014. Kevin Kunstadt  East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, N.Y., June 2014. Kevin Kunstadt for TIME  Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y., June 2014. Kevin Kunstadt for TIME  Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y., June 2014. Kevin Kunstadt for TIME  Queens Botanical Garden, Flushing, Queens, N.Y., June 2014. Kevin Kunstadt  Flushing, N.Y., July 2014. Kevin Kunstadt  Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, N.Y., July 2014. Kevin Kunstadt for TIME  Spray View Ave., Far Rockaway, N.Y., July 2014. Kevin Kunstadt for TIME Delta Ordered Pizza for Passengers on Delayed Flights ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3898298/delta-pizza-pilot/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3898298/delta-pizza-pilot/"},"headline":"Delta Ordered Pizza for Passengers on Delayed Flights","datePublished":"2015-05-27T19:59:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:31.632Z","description":"After bad weather grounded or cancelled flights","url":"https://time.com/3898298/delta-pizza-pilot/","keywords":["Newsfeed","society","Food & Drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3898298/delta-pizza-pilot/","name":"Delta Ordered Pizza for Passengers on Delayed Flights"}}]}] ```