China Southern Airlines posted a five-minute video on Weibo warning passengers against actions like "throwing coins at the plane."
  • China Southern Airlines warned passengers on social media not to throw coins at planes.
  • A Wednesday flight was delayed four hours after such an incident.
  • In a video, a flight attendant tells confused passengers someone threw “three to five coins” into the engine.
  • ChicoSuaveEnglish
    40·
    2 years ago

    It’s for luck. Like throwing coins into a well or on train tracks. No one said it was a good idea. But it makes some folks feel more calm about their journey, despite wrecking havoc on a turbofan.

    • AbidanYreEnglish
      32·
      2 years ago

      Oh, it’ll bring luck alright. Probably not the kind they want though.

      • AceticonEnglish
        6·
        2 years ago

        “May this trip be swift and leave me firmly back on the ground”

        * throws some coins into the plane engine *