Locale: A elderly woman who decided to chuck a load of coins into a plane's
 engine for good luck ended up delaying a flight in Shanghai, a
 Chinese airline has confirmed.
 The 80-year-old passenger threw her change at the China Southern
 Airlines flight as she crossed the tarmac to board on Tuesday
 She threw the coins as she prayed for safety and so they would have
 a smooth journey, she told police.
 Only one of the nine coins she threw managed to lodge itself into its
 intended target but this was enough to mean that the 150
 passengers on board had to wait around for several hours.
 Police were called to Shanghai Pudong International Airport after a
 passenger noticed the woman's weird behaviour
 The woman was travelling with her husband, daughter and
 son-in-law
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 China Southern Flight 380 was delayed at
 Shanghai Pudong Int'l Airport on Tues after
 an elderly woman threw coins into the engine
 for luck
 "In order to make sure the flight is safe, China Southern
 maintenance has conducted a full examination of the plane's
 engine," China Southern Airlines said in a statement on the
 microblogging site Weibo.
 They also tweeted a picture of the coins.
 "After an investigation the involved passenger, surnamed Qiu, said
 she threw the coins to pray for safety. According to Qiu's neighbour
 Qiu believes in Buddhism," the police said.
 The flight took off five hours later
 Chinese people took to the social media site Weibo for a bit of
 banter about the ordeal, with one user commenting: "Grandma, this
 is not a wish fountain with turtles.
 Total value of the coins adds up to 1.7 yuan found (about 25 US
 cents), but local media estimated the cost of engine inspection and
 flight delay could easily run in the thousands of dollars.
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Flight Delayed After Woman Throws Coins Into Plane’s Engine For ‘Good Luck’