Nine coins in the Engine . . .

[Randy W]

in the SCMP

 

(this had received coverage even in the Houston Chronicle)

 

 

Passenger who threw ‘lucky coins’ into plane engine in Shanghai won’t be charged

Flight was delayed for over five hours after elderly woman was seen ‘praying for safety’

 

 

A senior crew member told local media that it was lucky other passengers had seen Qiu throwing the coins and reported it – and that all of those coins were recovered.

“If no one had reported that someone was throwing coins into the engine, the result would have been unthinkable,” he was quoted as saying, adding that lives could have been lost if the engine had failed while the plane was in the air.

Another crew member said the incident would have been costly for the airline, estimating losses at some 8,000 yuan for every hour the plane was delayed – putting the total in the region of 1 million yuan.

 

 

 

 

[Randy W]

http://www.chron.com/weird/article/Elderly-passenger-throws-coins-into-plane-s-11251051.php

[dnoblett]

https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesDaily/posts/1582719775113167

[MikeandRong]

Aiya!

[Greg.D.]

"..... to pray for safety"

 

And, indeed, both engines were thoroughly inspectedbefore flight. Well done!