People who are scared of flying have a whole list of superstitions, from tappers, finger-crossers to now those who throw coins into a plane's engine.?
And this man who threw the coins into the engine didn't think twice about the consequences?and the airlines is now going to sue him.?
The Air staff quizzed passengers after finding two one yuan coins on the ground near the left engine. The man named Lu confessed and said it was because of his crippling fear of flying.
The South China Morning Post quoted the Airline as saying, ¡°the incident caused a direct economic loss of nearly 140,000 yuan, and our company will press charges against the passenger in accordance with the law¡±.?
The 28-year-old man who was travelling with his wife and one-year-old son has now been detained for a week and faces legal action.?
His mindless act caused the flight to be grounded and cancelled altogether.?
The SCMP quoted the Chinese Airline Lucky Airline online statement, 'Throwing money for blessings has a long history ¡ but there are places where you should not throw coins. Plane engines, for example'.
According?to reports, the Chinese air carrier Lucky Air has reported cases of coin throwing twice earlier as well.?