What is the viral pizza hack a US family used to save money at the airport?

Airports are like little universes where stories from all walks of life seem to come at a juncture, where parting feels like the last breath of the soul and meetings are the most memorable of episodes, and food stories from lounges pinch the pockets.

We've all been there, staring at expensive sandwiches or coffees, wondering if survival requires a second mortgage.

But a US family's unique tactic has everyone talking about how a regular flight delay story turned into a viral moment for their unique money-saving trick!

US family’s unique pizza trick has everyone talking

Stuck with a delayed flight, a US family ditched airport overpricing for a genius workaround by ordering Domino's pizza right to their terminal gate. They captured the moment in an Instagram video that went viral online, getting over 13 million views and 423,000 likes.

The clip shows them joyfully receiving the steaming boxes, with on-screen text explaining, "Our flight was delayed, and we didn't want to pay airport food prices, so we ordered Dominos for delivery to the airport." Their caption mentioned, "Airport food hack, let's goooo!", as seen in the Instagram post shared.

Dominos replies to the viral post

Domino's couldn't resist jumping in, commenting "just plane delicious" on the post, which only fueled its popularity. The viral video resonates with the common feeling of soaring airport meal prices, which often cost triple what you'd pay outside. Yet, it ignited a fiery debate on etiquette. One commenter wrote, "I would cry if someone ordered a pizza and I had to sit next to them on a plane and smell it the whole time."

Social media response

The post received mixed reactions online. One user wrote, "How are people complaining about the smell of pizza??! Bring curry on, ok yeah, I understand, but pizza? That smells so good."

Flight attendants wrote, "I'm a flight attendant. It's a good idea... to eat in the airport... However, it's gonna smell up the plane, and a lot of those boxes are hard to dispose of on the plane because they take up a lot of space. Ever notice how small our trash bags are? Our galley trashes aren't that big."