A flight in China was delayed by more than four hours after a passenger threw coins into the plane's engine, according to Chinese state media.
China Southern Airlines flight CZ8805 was originally scheduled to depart the southern city of Sanya en route to the capital Beijing around 10am (local time) on March 6, but did not depart until around 2pm (local time).
The passenger who said they allegedly threw "three to five" coins was later detained by airport police.
China Southern Airlines said that coins were found during security checks, but did not specify how many were located.
Similar incidents of people throwing coins at planes, apparently for “good luck,” have occurred in recent years in China.
A China Southern Airlines flight was delayed in Guangzhou last October after a passenger was observed throwing coins towards the plane.
In 2021, a GX Airlines flight between Weifang and Haikou was cancelled when several coins wrapped in red paper were discovered on the ground.
And in 2017, an elderly passenger threw coins at a China Southern Airlines plane during boarding at Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport, claiming it was "a prayer for a safe flight."
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