28-Year-Old Faces Lawsuit After Tossing Coins in Plane Engine Causes $20,000 in Damages

28-Year-Old Faces Lawsuit After Tossing Coins in Plane Engine Causes $20,000 in Damages
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A good luck ritual turned into a nightmare travel anecdote for hundreds of passengers on a domestic flight in China.

On Feb. 17, 2019, security staff at the Anqing Tianzhushan Airport in Anhui Province came across two one-yuan coins on the ground. The coins were dropped near the left engine of the ironically named “Lucky Air” flight 8L9960. Fearing a safety breach, they delayed the flight in order to investigate.