Irritating

An 80-year-old woman surnamed Qiu was recently detained in Shanghai for throwing a handful of coins into the engine of the plane she and her family were boarding. According to Qiu, she was flying to Guangzhou and wanted to pray for safety with the coins. The airline immediately checked the engine and picked out the nine coins, which led to a five-hour delay. Media said that the coins would have posed a significant threat to safety if no passenger had reported them. Considering Qiu’s age and that her action had not caused any serious consequence, the police later freed her. Netizens, however, believed that the family members who accompanied her to the plane should bear some responsibility and suggested all airlines blacklist Qiu for the sake of other passengers’ safety.