Delta to start offering Shake Shack burgers on select flights

Delta Air Lines volition soon commencement serving Shake Shack burgers to a fewer fortunate travelers arsenic portion of the carrier’s “first-of-its-kind partnership” with the beloved New York City-based eatery.

The “sky-high collaboration,” acceptable to instrumentality disconnected connected Dec.1 for first-class passengers flying retired of Boston, is expected to grow to different U.S. markets passim 2025, the institution said successful a quality release.

The burgers volition beryllium disposable connected routes implicit 900 miles, according to the airline.

“A delicious cheeseburger is an iconic comfortableness nutrient — our customers cognize that, which is wherefore burgers are 1 of the apical ordered paper items we offer, and we’re thrilled to elevate the offering with Shake Shack,” Stephanie Laster, Delta’s managing manager of onboard service, said Tuesday successful a statement.

Passengers who privation to bask the famed burger joint’s Shake Shack Cheeseburger volition beryllium asked to pre-select their repast connected the Fly Delta app oregon the airlines’ website starting 7 days earlier a formation and up to 24 hours up of takeoff. Options to customize the Angus beef patty see toppings similar lettuce, herb and the restaurant’s concealed ShackSauce.

Chips, a Caesar crockery and a “dark cocoa brownie reminiscent of Shack Attack flavors from immoderate of the brand’s dessert offerings” tin besides beryllium added to the repast for a implicit Shake Shack experience.

“We’re ever looking for caller and innovative ways to conscionable our guests wherever they are, adjacent astatine 35,000 feet,” said Michael Kark, the restaurant’s president of planetary licensing, noting the concern is “taking our beloved cheeseburger to caller heights.”

Shake Shack, which started arsenic a blistery canine cart wrong Manhattan’s Madison Square Park successful 2001, is present a monolithic nutrient empire with much than 500 locations astir the world, including 180 restaurants successful Europe and Asia.