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A passenger boarding a Beibu Gulf Airlines flight was detained after throwing six coins into the engine of the aircraft which was set to fly from Weifang to Haiku.
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A flight passenger has been detained by police after throwing coins into the engine of a plane in the hope it would bring him good luck. The male passenger was scheduled to fly from China on a Beibu Gulf Airlines flight when he threw a handful of coins into the engine. After noticing coins on the ground near the plane, safety workers managed to recover all the coins. However, the flight had to be cancelled over safety concerns.
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Chinese flight is cancelled after passenger throws coins into jet s engine for good fortune before take-off
A man in China was detained by police after he was caught throwing coins into a jet s engine for good luck - a superstition that put the lives of the 148 passengers and crew in danger. The passenger, identified only as having the surname Wang, was scheduled to fly from Weifang to Haiku on a Beibu Gulf Airlines flight GX8814 when he tossed a handful of coins wrapped in red paper into the engine. Coins in a plane s engine can damage the blades or even cause a fire. Luckily, runway workers noticed the coins on the tarmac under the plane before it took off and alerted the aircraft s crew.