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.

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.

However, Xia suddenly throws a handful of coins at the engine of the plane before stepping into the cabin.

The security officer spotted Xia's abnormal action and stopped him to ask, then called the police.

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.

The ground staff searched the tarmac for the coins and finally found them on the ground near the plane engine.

The No. HU7783 flight from Wuhan to Urumqi was delayed for half an hour. Xia was detained for ten days, reports said.

4月2日中午11时，武汉天河机场，浠水男子夏某上飞机竟往飞机引擎扔三枚硬币，安检人员随即报警。夏某称，出发前其丈母娘嘱咐，要往飞机扔几枚硬币“祈福”旅途才会顺顺当当。当夏某到达机场时，找遍全身发现仅有一枚一角的硬币。夏某觉得“不够诚心”，还特地找商家找零了两枚一元的硬币。夏某的举动导致航班延误30分钟，他本人也处行政拘留10天。