The flight has been canceled after a 76-year-old woman was found flipping coins into aircraft engine,
The 8L9960 flight, scheduled Wednesday from Anqing, east China’s Anhui Province, to Kunming, Yunnan Province, did not depart until 10 a.m. Thursday after a thorough safety check, said a statement by Lucky Air, a Kunming-based low-cost airline affiliated with HNA group.
The flight was grounded after airport workers noticed the woman, surnamed Fang, throwing something at the engine while boarding and later found a coin on the ground.
The elderly woman is in police custody.
This post was published on 19 October 2017 22:18
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