Why Do People Applaud When Planes Land?

Published: Nov. 22, 2017, 10:51 p.m.

b'It\\u2019s funny because it\\u2019s true: Why should pilots be congratulated for managing to do their jobs without killing hundreds of people? (As Handler once pointed out on Twitter, #thatswhattheyresupposedtofuckingdo.) It\\u2019s not just a comedian\\u2019s pet peeve; frustration with the idiotic cabin clap appears to be widespread. \\u201cPlease Don\\u2019t Clap When the Plane Lands,\\u201d wrote the staff of Cond\\xe9 Nast Traveler in a signed editorial last year.'