Passenger Applause
Yesterday I travelled on TOM439 to MAN and the Crew had to do a Go-Around due to aircraft not clearing the runway in time.
Weather conditions weren't great at the time but nothing more than standard bad English weather.
Once the flight landed all the passengers applauded the pilots for the landing.
I have never heard this done before and was quite surprised. I can imagine it happening if the flight was in trouble or had to make a EMG landing.
Is applauding the Pilots common, or is it just not such an "English" thing to do?
ALSO, what do pilots make of it? does it fill them with pride that their work is acknowledged.
Love to hear some stories of the past and present.
Thanks