Lufthansa Pilot's A380 Wave Goodbye Causes Safety Concerns

A Lufthansa pilot's wave goodbye while piloting an A380 has caused concern and debate on social media about the safety of such a manoeuvre.

Traditionally when a pilot retires -as was this case - or an aircraft is retired the accepted signal is to waggle the wings. However, this was a passenger flight and the "waggle" was quite significant which may have caused concern for passengers.

It is not clear if the Lufthansa passengers were informed.

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