Superstitious passenger delays Chinese flight after throwing coins at the plane’s engine for good luck
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Superstitious passenger delays Chinese flight after throwing coins at the plane’s engine for good luck

Superstitious passenger
Superstitious passenger

Chinese officials say a superstitious passenger delayed a flight from Shanghai for several hours on Tuesday after throwing coins at the plane’s engine for good luck.

The elderly woman was detained by police at Shanghai Pudong International Airport following the bizarre incident, forcing nearly 150 passengers to be evacuated from the plane bound for Guangzhou in southern China.

The 80-year-old threw nine coins at an engine of China Southern Airlines flight CZ380 as she was boarding on the tarmac.

Airport police said eight of the coins missed their target but one nestled inside an engine, adding that a passenger spotted her and reported it to authorities.

The elderly woman was travelling with her husband, daughter and son-in-law.-Reuters

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