迷信! 老人爲祈福竟往飛機裏扔硬幣!

A superstitious elderly passenger delayed a flight in Shanghai after throwing coins at the engine for good luck, a Chinese airline has confirmed.

據中國一家航空公司確認，一位迷信的老年乘客往飛機的發動機扔硬幣祈求好運之後，上海的一艘航班遭到延誤。

The 80-year-old woman threw her change at the China Southern Airlines flight as she crossed the tarmac to board.

這位80歲的老太太在穿過停機坪登機時，向中國南方航空公司的一架飛機裏扔了一把零錢。

She told police she launched the coins as she "prayed for safety".

事發之後她向警方透露，此舉是爲了“祈禱一路平安”。

Of the nine coins launched, only one hit its intended target - but this was enough to force the evacuation of 150 passengers for several hours.

她扔的9枚硬幣中，只有1枚正中目標--但這就一枚已足以讓150名乘客被迫撤離，等上數小時。

Police were called to Shanghai Pudong International Airport after a passenger noticed the woman's bizarre behaviour, apparently aimed at ensuring a safe flight, and alerted authorities.

在一名乘客注意到這位老太太的詭異行爲後，爲了保證航班的安全，通知了相關部門，警方隨後趕到了浦東國際機場。

"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.

中國南方航空公司在微博上發佈聲明稱：“爲了保證航班的安全，中國南航維修團隊對飛機引擎進行了全面的檢查。”

Police later shared their findings, which amounted to a single coin with the value of about 1.7 yuan.

警方隨後公開了他們的檢查結果，找到了總價值爲1.7元的硬幣。

News of the incident caused a fair amount of turbulence on the social media site Weibo, with one user commenting: "Grandma, this is not a wish fountain with turtles."

這一事件的相關新聞在社交媒體新浪微博上引起了不小的騷動，一位網友評論道，“奶奶，這可不是一個有烏龜的許願池哦。”