An elderly passenger who threw coins at the engine of a plane at a Shanghai airport for good luck will not face police action, Chinese state media said on Wednesday. The superstitious 80-year-old woman delayed the China Southern Airlines flight on Tuesday for nearly six hours after she tossed nine coins at the engine from … Read more
A superstitious passenger delayed a flight for over four hours after throwing coins at the plane’s engine for good luck at a Chinese airport. The woman, 80, tossed nine coins towards the engine when she was boarding a flight by China Southern Airline in Shanghai today. She was detained by police following the incident, which forced … Read more
A superstitious passenger delayed a flight from Shanghai for several hours Tuesday after throwing coins at the plane’s engine for good luck, Chinese officials said. The elderly woman was detained by police at Shanghai Pudong International Airport following the bizarre incident, forcing nearly 150 passengers to be evacuated from the plane bound for Guangzhou in … Read more
Shares in Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific were up Thursday, a day after the airline announced a management shakeup on the heels of its first loss in eight years. Last month the troubled airline posted its first annual net loss since 2008, citing intense competition as lower cost carriers, particularly from mainland China, eat into … Read more
China Southern Airlines said Tuesday it would sell almost a one-tenth stake to American Airlines in a $200 million tie-up that could see two of the world’s biggest carriers cooperate in a range of areas. American Airlines is the world’s largest carrier by scheduled passengers carried, while China Southern is fourth globally and the biggest … Read more
LOS ANGELES — A tow truck collided with a China Southern Airlines flight just before takeoff late Thursday night, resulting nearly 1,500 passengers grounded at Los Angeles International Airport. The collision happened just before midnight on the tarmac between Terminal 4 and Tom Bradley International Terminal. (US-Airport-Collision) MOSUL, Iraq — Iraqi security forces on Friday … Read more