Article content Most people who have flown have witnessed or participated in the touchdown clap. The plane successfully lands on the runway and travelers quickly bust out the congratulatory applause intended as a “thanks” to the pilot for a job well done in getting passengers safely to their destination. It’s all well and good, but what if the pilot is seething inside the cockpit as the claps rain down? Some say the act of clapping could offend or come across as rude to those in charge of piloting the aircraft.
Rosie Panter, a travel expert with travel comparison website Dealchecker, recently commented about the flying ritual in an article. “A round of applause. Two words.
No and no,” Panter told British newspaper the Daily Express , per the New York Post . “If you have had a particularly rocky flight and difficult landing, maybe a slight clap or thanks to the pilot as you leave, but no regular flight ..
. should result in clapping. Let’s leave that in the past.
” The airplane clap has forever been debated, and not everyone is against it. “(There are) different reasons that people clap unanimously on the airplane. You know, it could be vacation time,” an unnamed major airline pilot told Fox News Digital, per the Post .
“Or it could be like a super turbulent, windy, you know like everybody holding their breath and landing, and then it lands, and it’s beautiful and everybody claps then, too,” the pilot added. Recommended video Worth mentioning is that pi.
