United Airlines is serving deep-dish pizza as plane food in their Economy cabins
From July, travellers flying with the world’s third-largest airline can tuck into a genuine Chicago pizza pie made by Uno Pizzeria and Grill
PLANE food has a dirty reputation among most frequent flyers, but the grub in Economy is about to get whole lot more bearable on one particular airline.
United Airlines is about to start serving up deep dish pizza to its passengers.
The airline, which made the headlines earlier this year after footage emerged of a doctor being dragged off one of their planes, is now aiming to keep hungry customers happy by offering them something nobody can refuse - a pizza pie, drowning in cheese.
The Chicago-based company is tapping into its heritage for their new promotion, which will launch next month.
From July, travellers flying with the world’s third-largest airline can tuck into a genuine Chicago pizza pie made by , an icon among American dinners that has dozens of restaurants across the north-west.
Available on all flights departing the US, United have promised that the pizza will be prepared in the authentically greasy way, in a skillet dish to help the cheese brown and keep the crust crispy.
The airline told , that the topping on offer is the “spinach and garlic” variety, costing $9.99 (£7.88) on its own, or $13.99 (£11.04) for a pizza and beer combo served with a Miller Lite.
United Airlines are really branching out with their food range at the moment - they recently began serving burgers on board for $12 (£9.47).
The cheeseburger is now one of their most popular menu items, with the airline flogging more than 2,000 a day.