Glastonbury residents were in for the shock of a lifetime this week, after spotting a delivery man high up in the sky, wearing a jetpack to drop off pizzas.
The futuristic moment, described as “wild” by one visitor en route to the festival grounds, was part of a test run by Domino’s to try out a new method for delivering its food.
And it has certainly raised eyebrows.
In the incredible video, the delivery driver can be seen picking up boxes at one of the chain’s stores before taking off outside.
Pictured: Domino’s first ever pizza delivery by jetpack. (Credit: Jam Press)
The custom-made suit has been kitted out with special tech to ensure the food remains fresh and hot in the box.
The delivery driver, who doesn’t seem remotely fazed about being metres above the ground, then soars over the fields.
“Seeing a jet suit thing fly over Glasto was wild,” said Natalie Dixon, a partygoer en route to the festival.
“I’ve never seen a jet suit, let alone one delivering pizzas.
“I can’t wait to see one land on my doorstep in the future.”
Someone else said: Wtf is going on at Domino’s Glastonbury then,” after spotting the driver in the air. [sic]
Pictured: Domino’s first ever pizza delivery by jetpack. (Credit: Jam Press)
According to Domino’s, the unusual delivery idea was inspired by the upcoming Glastonbury festival – with the ‘Rocket Man’ himself, Elton John, headlining the Pyramid Stage this Sunday.
“When we realised pitching up to serve slices inside the festival was impossible, we took inspiration from this year’s headliner to launch our own rapid delivery trial – it was a bit of a no brainer,” said Sam Wilson from Domino’s.
“Every year we see huge numbers of random requests from festival goers trying to sneak pizza into the party.
“So, this year we wanted to take a giant step towards and trial our very own rocket man service to help hungry campers get a slice of sky-high satisfaction in the future.“
When asked whether this is the beginning of a nation-wide rocket-powered fleet, the spokesperson added: “All we can say at this stage is that the idea has legs…or wings…or jets.”
Pictured: Domino’s first ever pizza delivery by jetpack. (Credit: Jam Press)
The custom-made suit was created by Gravity Industries and while the exact cost hasn’t been confirmed, it’s believed to be in the ‘hundreds of thousands of pounds’.
“Keeping pizza piping hot using the jet suit is definitely an unusual utilisation of our tech and pizza isn’t in our normal flight plan,” said a spokesperson at Gravity Industries.
“But being able to exceed the average delivery time by flying through the Somerset fields and feed campers with the pizza delivery experts certainly shows the future of fast delivery service.”
