Passenger Throws Coins Into Plane Engine for 'Good Luck'

Chucking a handful of coins into a jet engine is no way to guarantee that fortune will smile on your flight, an elderly passenger at Shanghai Pudong International Airport discovered Tuesday. 

Police say the 80-year-old woman threw coins into the engine "for good luck" as she prepared to board the flight to Guangzhou, the BBC reports. 

The woman, who was traveling with family members including her husband, daughter, and son-in-law, was taken away for questioning after the incident, which delayed the flight for five hours while the engine was inspected.

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