A man in Shandong province was recently detained after tossing coins at a plane engine for ‘good luck.’
The man, surnamed Wang, was taking Guangxi Beibu Gulf (GX) Airlines flight GX8814 on April 16 from Weifang city to Haikou, the capital of Hainan.
Wang had wrapped the coins in red paper and tossed them at the engine while boarding the plane, according to a Weibo post by GX Airlines on April 20.
The flight was canceled while airport workers recovered all six of the coins, and Wang was handed over to airport security.
The lucky coins. Image via
/Weibo
In the post, the airline reminded people that an airplane is not a wishing well – because apparently, some people have not received that memo. The airline also used ‘crying laughing’ emojis, which could mean this isn’t a first for the folks at GX Airlines.