Why Chinese Passenger Throws Coins into Aircraft Engine: After all, why are Chinese people throwing coins in the plane engine before air travel? Most people consider this a step taken out of superstition. But superstition has no limits. It is very popular not only in India but also in countries like China, America and Russia which is called the superpower of the world. The latest case has come to light in China. Where a passenger threw some coins into the engine of the plane before the air journey. It is being said that he did this so that the journey was auspicious. Many such cases have come to light in China in the last five-six years.
Crew members asked the passenger – why and how many coins were thrown
According to the report of American newspaper CNN, the China Southern Airlines flight was ready to take off from Sanya for Beijing at 10 am local time on March 6. Then a passenger allegedly tossed coins into the engine, causing the flight to be delayed by more than four hours. In the videos of several media portals, crew members of flight number CZ8805 were seen interrogating the accused passenger. Efforts were being made to find out from the passenger why and how many coins he had thrown into the engine.
The accused passenger was handed over to the airport police
In the video, the passenger is heard saying that he "three to five" Throw coins. Due to which the flight got delayed. However, China Southern Airlines said the coins were found during security checks, but crew members did not say how many they were. After this, the customer service of the airline said that after no problem was found during the security check, the flight was departed and the accused passenger was handed over to the airport police.
Advisory issued after continuous incidents
After incidents of coins being thrown into aircraft engines continuously came to light, the airline posted a message on its Weibo account. "rude behavior" Issued advisory regarding. It said that throwing coins on an aircraft poses a serious threat to the security of the aircraft. There will be severe punishment for this.
Throwing coins on the engine is superstition – foreign media
This is not the first incident of a passenger throwing coins on an airplane or into its engine in China. Earlier in October 2023, another China Southern Airlines flight in Guangzhou was delayed after a passenger was seen throwing coins towards the plane. Many such cases have come to light since 2017. In June 2017, an 80-year-old Buddhist woman had thrown nine coins at the plane’s engine. Several foreign media outlets, including the Telegraph and the Independent, then emphasized the woman’s Buddhist faith and said she was superstitious.
