Flight Canceled After Man Arrested for Throwing 6 Coins Into Plane Engine for Good Luck
On 4/27/21 at 9:01 PM EDT
China s Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines canceled a flight after a male passenger threw a handful of coins into the engine of a plane for good luck.
In a statement shared to popular Chinese microblogging website Weibo, the airline said that airport staffers noticed coins on the floor under the engine in an inspection before takeoff.
The man, identified only by his surname Wang in the post, admitted that he threw a handful of coins toward the plane, according to Times Now Digital. He was then arrested by police.
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LAM Boeing 737-700 Slides Off The Runway In Mozambique
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A Boeing 737-700 operated by LAM Linhas Aereas De Mocambique experienced a runway excursion on February 26th at Quelimane airport, in Mozambique. The aircraft landed safely but when it reached the end of the runway, it had veered off into the grass between the runway and taxiway. No injuries reported from this incident.
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-700. Photo: Boeing
Incident details
On February 26th at roughly 14:45 local time, a LAM Boeing 737-700 ended up on the grass, off the runway, at Quelimane Airport (UEL). The aircraft had flown from the capital city of Mozambique, Maputo, as flight TM1134.