Comments on: Tapping The Plane: The Comforting, Illogical, and Surprisingly Gross Travel Ritual—Do You Do It?

By: Jeffrey Dhedouville

Jeffrey Dhedouville — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 04:08:27 +0000

I hear what you are saying. I always touch the plane when I board. It is my way of saying, “You can do it, girl.” That is also because I am OCD.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 02:13:52 +0000

Heck, I used to do it, and I was the Captain!

By: David R. Miller

David R. Miller — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 01:13:32 +0000

I have always patted the right side of the entrance to the plane for good luck. After doing so for over 30 years of flying, I must say “it works” – I am still here and all of the aircraft I have flown on have never has a mishap. To all who have flown on the same aircraft as me – you are welcome.

By: Isaac

Isaac — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:31:26 +0000

I do it.

It’s just to have a mere connection to the thing that gives me the joy of travel and the marvel of modern air travel.

I do agree it’s a kin of tapping the horse to have a connection to it.

It’s not gross….only to a germaphobe…..

By: kaza

kaza — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:19:36 +0000

Having never touched a plane like that while boarding, I’ve never heard of such a behavior and didn’t realize it was a “thing.” Wow. There’s no end to people’s quirks.

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 23:47:27 +0000

This will totally gross you out, Gary. As a baggage handler, I ate my lunch in-between flights. There’s no place to wash up in a gate kiosk, so I are my sandwich after unloading, and then loading a couple hundred bags. I survived. It would have been nice to have a sink, but if I ran into the terminal, I wasn’t going to get a chance to eat. My shift wasn’t long enough for a meal break, but too long to skip lunch.

By: Ed

Ed — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 23:13:21 +0000

I like the feel of the steel shell and feeling connected with the surface that bears the brunt of the cold and wind during flight.

By: huy

huy — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 23:01:55 +0000

wow i thought it was just me. no superstition just get to say i touched the plane

By: JAXBA

JAXBA — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 23:01:08 +0000

I like to touch the Oneworld logo as I board. No superstition, just like to do it.

By: todikaios

todikaios — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 22:05:12 +0000

Yep, I always knock on the fuselage with a “boom diddy boom boom…boom boom” and then a slap, like a slap on the backside of a horse before you mount it, to show whose is the boss! I’m listening for any strange vibrations or rattles as well!!n Yes it’s a foolish ritual, but as you say, it does give a sense of well-being. Afterwards I use one of the sanitizing wipes to remove any residue from the palm or knuckles of my hand. I often get a special welcome from the boarding crew when I go through my ritual. It is a fun thing for me to do and it doesn’t hold up the boarding process at all.