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.
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.

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glad it wasn't a 727...they probably woulda sacrificed the engineer instead...

 

CC: What would you like for your in-flight meal this evening sir?

Pax: What are my choices?

CC: Well, there's fish or there's …uh…baaa… meat....... but it's fresh.

Pax: Um, I'll have the fish

 

On my last trip as an Airbus F/O, the pairing started with a deadhead to Mumbai. I, for reasons still unknown, decided to take Air India, which had a direct flight from JFK to Mumbai. The trip turned into a horror show, and if you do a search, you'll be able to read the entire thing, as I had posted it maybe a year or so ago. Anyway, when I finally got on the Air India 747-100, serial number: 000.5, flying out of CDG (you've really gotta read the whole story) on the way to Mumbai, I was the only one on the upper deck, which was their first class section. When the purser came around to ask me what I wanted for dinner, I of course said: "I'll have the steak". The poor guy didn't know whether to sh!t or go blind. Finally I said, "the chicken would be just fine", and took him off the hook. When he left I laughed so hard, I almost wet myself. Still get a chuckle every time I think of that trip.

 

JJ...you berry berry bad mon!

 

Maybe now we'll get to add this one to our fleet!