Lucky Air to sue man who tossed coins at jet engine

Lucky Air will sue a passenger who tossed coins at a jetliner's engine to wish for a safe flight, causing the plane to be grounded overnight at great expense, the company said on its social media account on Friday.

A Lucky Air flight from Anqing, in East China's Anhui province, to Kunming, Yunnan province, was canceled on Feb 17 after airport staff found evidence suggesting that one of the 162 passengers had attempted to throw coins into one of the plane's engines.

Two 1-yuan coins were found on the ground near the left engine during the preflight check.