Chinese airport warns passengers throwing coins at planes ‘will harm prayers for safe trip’
- Notice goes up at airport in Sanya, Hainan saying the ritual is illegal after spate of safety incidents across the country
- Employee says they have not seen any ‘lucky coin toss’ cases but have staff keeping watch when flights are boarding
An airport on tropical Hainan Island has become the first in China to put up a notice warning passengers not to throw coins at planes to pray for a safe trip, after numerous such incidents have delayed flights across the country.
An image circulating online on Sunday showed the warning displayed on a screen located before the security check area at Phoenix International Airport in Sanya.
It warned passengers that tossing coins at a plane was not only against the law but it would also harm their prayers for protection.
“We respectfully inform you that tossing coins at a plane to pray for good fortune is illegal and it also violates the aviation safety code and will harm blessings,” the notice read.
An English translation of the notice read simply: “It is illegal to throw money into an airplane to pray for good luck.”
