A Chinese airline warned passengers not to throw coins into plane engines after an Airbus A350 was delayed for 4 hours

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  • China Southern Airlines warned passengers on social media not to throw coins at planes.
  • A Wednesday flight was delayed four hours after such an incident.
  • In a video, a flight attendant tells confused passengers someone threw "three to five coins" into the engine.
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I might ask a dumb question as well... But how does a passenger even accomplish that? From inside the plane? Just before boarding? On a high tower throwing coins downward on a low flying plane? Wutttt

Not all airports use a bridge. Many use stairs to get up. That lets you get right next to the engine.