A Chinese dad has been arrested after throwing some "lucky coins" at a plane for his daughter's first flight at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in central China.<br /><br />The video, filmed in Wuhan City, Hubei Province on April 2, shows a man named Xia in a red jacket having his final passport check and then walking to board the plane, followed by his wife with their four-month-old daughter in her arms.<br /><br />However, Xia suddenly throws a handful of coins at the engine of the plane before stepping into the cabin.<br /><br />The security officer spotted Xia's abnormal action and stopped him to ask, then called the police. <br /><br />According to reports, Xia's mother-in-law advised him to throw some coins at the plane to pray for good luck for his daughter's first flight. <br /><br />The ground staff searched the tarmac for the coins and finally found them on the ground near the plane engine. <br /><br />The No. HU7783 flight from Wuhan to Urumqi was delayed for half an hour. Xia was detained for ten days, reports said.
