I’m an airline pilot – here’s why there are three specific ‘dings’ when you’re flying, and what they mean AN AIRLINE pilot has explained exactly what those "dings" mean when you're flying.
The next is as they "climb through 10,000 feet", when Steve dings the no smoking sign again to let the attendants know it's "safe to get up now out of their seat and start their service".
The first chime is as they're "taxiing" - getting the plane into position for take off - to alert the flight attendants to prepare for departure.
And in a recent TikTok, the pilot decided to answer the numerous requests he'd received asking what the different chimes mean during a flight.
"I chime the flight attendants three separate times during the flight on purpose.".
