Unlucky coin toss lands another Chinese airline passenger in trouble

A woman in southern China has been detained for flipping 6 coins at a plane to pray for a safe trip, in the fifth such incident this year. The passenger was seen on surveillance camera footage throwing coins just before boarding China Southern Airlines flight CZ8427 from Nanning to Bangkok Saturday. The airline said that the woman, a first-time flier, threw the coins to pray for blessings. The coins were all found and the flight took off after a delay of 78 minutes. “Please don’t be superstitious,” China Southern said. “Abide by aviation safety regulations when taking planes and don't throw things.” China has seen numerous such incidents since the first reported case in 2017, when an elderly woman threw a handful of coins at a China Southern Airlines plane. <br/>