Quote:
Originally Posted by JBaldwin  I see the date of 1964 on here. Do the Nepalise people still do this? |
09/05/2007 05:10 PM
Nepalese Airline Repairs Aircraft With Goat Sacrifice
Nepal: The national state-run airline has taken a somewhat unusual approach to solving the technical difficulties being experienced by one of their aircraft by sacrificing a pair of goats to the Hindu sky god Akash Bhairab.
Shortly after the sacrifice, which occurred at Kathmandu airport with full Hindu ceremony, Raju KC, from Nepal Airlines, announced that "the snag in the plane has now been fixed and the aircraft has resumed its flights."
The issue with one of the airline's two Boeing 757 had been rumoured by local media to be an electrical problem. A number of services were unable to operate due to the aircraft being grounded.
Yes, sacrifice practice continues.