Since when did applauding when your plane lands become a thing?

[Mr.Noßody]

I have never had people clap on landing.
It's not a thing.

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[Doughboy]

I have never had people clap on landing.
It's not a thing.

I've had people clap on landing multiple times.
It is a thing.

[sir dooble]

I've never ever had clapping while landing on any flights between England and Europe, and back again.

But my brother, who has flown to America and back, says that pretty much all the Americans on the flight clapped and cheered when the plane landed down, both in the US and the UK.
None of the Europeans or other nationalities clap.


Mind you, I think it's true that Americans, as a people, are some of the least air-travelled people in the world.
Or at the very least, have a tiny portion of their population who have even left the US at all. (I read this statistic somewhere before, but not sure where)
So, maybe flying is a real novelty for a lot of people.

[Muzzles56]

Ive been on a few where this happened, but not in a few years

I can only guess its to say "well done" to the pilot, its nice to feel appreciated

[sir dooble]

Yeah, but I don't applaud my bus driver, or taxi driver. And their job is arguably more likely to end in an accident than a pilot.
Still seems stupid to applaud.

[#Ravencroft]

I been on a plane 6 separate times this year and it hasn't happened

[Doomonkey]

I fly on planes very frequently. No clapping.

Then again, all it takes is one idiot to clap for the whole mob mentality thing to go into effect.

[Tokerovin]

Almost every time I have been airborne via commercial jet people have clapped upon safe return to the ground.

I haven't flown for years, but I assume it's still a traditional thing.

I have no objections to celebrating life.

[Blockhead8306]

I fly on planes very frequently. No clapping.

Then again, all it takes is one idiot to clap for the whole mob mentality thing to go into effect.

Same experience. Even on flights over the Pacific. Maybe it's an Atlantic thing.

[YayFun]

Never flew, never will.

[16-Bit Yoshi]

Never flew, never will.

used to, i'm a boat guy now, loving love stenaline

anyway i believe this is more of a british thing, every loving time i went to england and back we always had clapping.

[sir dooble]

used to, i'm a boat guy now, loving love stenaline

anyway i believe this is more of a british thing, every loving time i went to england and back we always had clapping.

But that plane was arguably filled with Irishmen.

I've equally been on plenty of flights from England to Greece and Italy, yet never had clapping.

[Qwepir]

>hamburger music starts playing
every loving time that gets me

[Mr.Noßody]

Never flew, never will.

That is really sad.

[Flatflyer]

People do it all the time on all the flights I've been on.