Note to Self: Don't fly Nepal Airlines!
Airline sacrifices goats to appease sky god
Tue Sep 4, 3:41 PM ET
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said Tuesday.
Nepal Airlines, which has two Boeing aircraft, has had to suspend some services in recent weeks due the problem.
The goats were sacrificed in front of the troublesome aircraft Sunday at Nepal's only international airport in Kathmandu in accordance with Hindu traditions, an official said.
"The snag in the plane has now been fixed and the aircraft has resumed its flights," said Raju K.C., a senior airline official, without explaining what the problem had been.
Local media last week blamed the company's woes on an electrical fault. The carrier runs international flights to five cities in Asia.
It is common in Nepal to sacrifice animals like goats and buffaloes to appease different Hindu deities.
http://www.davesdaily.com/out.php?id=31618&url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070904/od_nm/nepal_airline_odd_dc
Tue Sep 4, 3:41 PM ET
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said Tuesday.
Nepal Airlines, which has two Boeing aircraft, has had to suspend some services in recent weeks due the problem.
The goats were sacrificed in front of the troublesome aircraft Sunday at Nepal's only international airport in Kathmandu in accordance with Hindu traditions, an official said.
"The snag in the plane has now been fixed and the aircraft has resumed its flights," said Raju K.C., a senior airline official, without explaining what the problem had been.
Local media last week blamed the company's woes on an electrical fault. The carrier runs international flights to five cities in Asia.
It is common in Nepal to sacrifice animals like goats and buffaloes to appease different Hindu deities.
http://www.davesdaily.com/out.php?id=31618&url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070904/od_nm/nepal_airline_odd_dc
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I think I know what the in flight meal was [:D] 0 -
Has Jet Blue considered this for their ramp delays? Maybe sacrifice a travel agent?[:p] 0 -
...Now there is a novel idea! I like that...BBQ goat is good stuff!
Eat a LOT of it in Mexico in the small villages. Dig a hole, burn some mesquite wood down to coals...dries the hole and cooks the goat; spiced then wrapped in a wet cloth and cover the hole with tin/sheet metal and seal the edges with dirt...leave over night and mmmmMMMMM!...[:p]
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