Chinese dad who threw coins at plane for good luck blames mother-in-law for 30-minute flight delay
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A man from central China was detained by airport security staff after he threw three coins near a plane to wish for a safe journey, delaying the flight for 30 minutes.
In the latest incident involving coins and aeroplanes, the disrupted flight was Hainan Airline 7783 from Wuhan in Hubei province to Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi on April 2, the Yangtze River Daily reported.
In security footage obtained by the newspaper, the man, clad in red, and his wife holding their infant daughter can be seen boarding. Just before stepping onto the plane, he paused and twice made a throwing motion.
The man, surnamed Xia, was questioned by police. His mother-in-law suggested throwing coins at the ground for a safe journey as this was their four-month-old daughter’s first flight, he told police.
The couple felt throwing the coins in the airport lounge would not be effective, so Xia, 31, took advantage of an opening on the boarding bridge, the report said.