October 26, 2017, 12:30 AM
corsairWhat not to do when traveling on an airplane
Elderly passenger tosses coins into plane's engine, grounding flight at China airport</a>
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SHANGHAI: She was flying Lucky Air, but that wasn't enough for an elderly Chinese woman who tossed coins at the jet's engine to wish for a safe flight, prompting authorities to detain her and ground the flight.
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October 26, 2017, 01:32 AM
kkinaMaybe she thought it was a coin-op flight?
October 26, 2017, 01:54 AM
46and2What's worse is, she isn't the first one to do that, and may not be the last.
October 26, 2017, 05:13 AM
FredwardToo bad it's not dated. I thought I saw that article last year. Would like to know if it's another incident.
October 26, 2017, 06:21 AM
RogueJSKquote:
Originally posted by Fredward:
Too bad it's not dated. I thought I saw that article last year. Would like to know if it's another incident.
Per the article:
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"The incident occurred on Wednesday (Oct 19) at the airport in the city of Anqing in eastern China's Anhui province, according to authorities, and was at least the second such report this year of a safety scare caused by a coin-tossing elderly Chinese... In June, a superstitious 80-year-old woman delayed a China Southern Airlines flight at Shanghai's Pudong International Airport for nearly six hours after she tossed nine coins at the engine from the tarmac while boarding, with one nestling inside."
Here's the June incident:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40421811October 26, 2017, 06:42 AM
PatenMy calendar for 2017 says Oct. 19 was on a Thursday.
October 26, 2017, 07:32 AM
Powers77quote:
Originally posted by Paten:
My calendar for 2017 says Oct. 19 was on a Thursday.
It was a Wednesday in 2016.