Originally Posted by warthog

Airline sacrifices goats to appease sky god

Nepal's state-run carrier makes offering after technical problems with 757


Updated: 2:50 p.m. CT Sept 4, 2007


KATHMANDU - 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 to the problem.
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"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.
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glad it wasn't a 727...they probably woulda sacrificed the engineer instead...