Applause on the plane: between gratitude and alien shame

The Falstaff Travel Editors, 22.09.2025

Sometimes celebrated, sometimes ridiculed - according to a survey by Wizz Air, travelers in Europe have very different attitudes to applause after landing. Age also plays a role.

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The Wizz Air survey suggests that when it comes to clapping after landing, air travelers from Eastern and Western Europe behave differently. Spontaneous applause after landing is particularly widespread in Georgia (where an average of 75% of passengers clap) and Bulgaria (70%). In Hungary and Romania, too, almost one in two people applaud.

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