Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Carriers You Wouldn't Want To Fly With: Nepal Air



Speaking for myself I think I would prefer to put my trust in a decent mechanic as opposed to the entrails of a goat.

If ever there was a "you couldn't make this shit up" story this is the one.

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.
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2 comments:

Larry Hamelin said...

What's really weird is that the sacrifice appears to have worked. ;)

Himself said...

Yup, and something leftover to feed the passengers.
What ever happened to a wing and a prayer?