Another elderly Chinese air traveller was caught tossing coins into an aircraft engine for ‘good luck’ causing the grounding of the flight and disruption for all passengers.
It is the second such incident in the last few months after a China Southern Airlines flight was delayed for hours back in June when a superstitious 80-year woman did the same.
In the latest incident a 76-year old woman threw coins into the engine on the tarmac at Anqing and the Kunming bound flight was grounded overnight as a safety precaution.
Passengers didn’t depart until the following morning.
The name of the airline involved? Lucky Air.
The woman was detained by airport police and it is unclear whether she will face charges.
The custom of tossing coins seems to be to ensure a safe flight – which only results in the complete opposite happening.
