Answer by Rui Nunes for When and why do people clap/applaud after a plane lands?
I would say that some cultures are more emotional and playful to the event of something that could go wrong and this is a way to cope/reliefing with that back of the head stress. Less travel time leads...
View ArticleAnswer by ИвоНедев for When and why do people clap/applaud after a plane lands?
The accepted answer and the supporting answers are all good, but me living in a country neighboring Romania, and having too many flights between the UK and my country, the explanation is much...
View ArticleAnswer by Benjamin Gruenbaum for When and why do people clap/applaud after a...
Israelis do this.In Israel, it is very common for people to clap their hands and applaud after landing, especially when flying with the national airline El Al.While it might sound silly - a lot of...
View ArticleAnswer by DIYGUY for When and why do people clap/applaud after a plane lands?
From my experience in the United States it is more a tradition with specific airlines to help stand out from the crowd to say thank you and express gratitude for the pilot after a good landing, or any...
View ArticleAnswer by bmargulies for When and why do people clap/applaud after a plane...
Years ago, there were a series of dc-10 crashes. In my experience, passengers started applauding safe landings in that time period -- particularly on dc-10s. It was a bit of gallows humor ... "We made...
View ArticleAnswer by einpoklum for When and why do people clap/applaud after a plane lands?
At the risk of making broad over-generalizations, I'd say people are likely to clap on an ordinary landing if they don't trust their (national) culture - as it concerns professionalism, safety,...
View ArticleAnswer by Owen Versteeg for When and why do people clap/applaud after a plane...
The answers above are good, but I'd like to add a few things. People have clapped on flights because of:Pilot's last flight/senior crewmember retiringSmooth flight in rough weatherRough landing ("we...
View ArticleAnswer by Nzall for When and why do people clap/applaud after a plane lands?
To add to Heidels answer: Humans are herd mammals, psychologically speaking. If you pay attention to such applause, usually it starts slowly with 1 or 2 people clapping, then others joining in until...
View ArticleAnswer by Nean Der Thal for When and why do people clap/applaud after a plane...
A cabin crew member here, and I am from a country where people do not clap after landings and I was very surprised when I experienced this for the first time, so I started asking passengers when this...
View ArticleWhen and why do people clap/applaud after a plane lands?
On a recent flight to Romania, the whole flight erupted with applause once we'd landed. This wasn't a "difficult" flight - no turbulence, delays, or hijackings. Just a bog standard flight.On the return...
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