??!! Fly the Sacrificial Skies
posted by on September 5 at 9:29 AM
Note to self: Don’t fly Nepal Airlines anytime soon…
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.
Alrighty, that ought to fix it. Someone want to clean up this blood so we can get this bird in the air.
Something tells me I'd laugh my ass off. Seeing that. Whole thing.
apparently, this 'sky god' hasn't flipped through a copy of 'sky mall'. otherwise i am guessing he/she would rather have a disposable jacuzzi than some tired old slaughtered goats.
Sure, it's easy to make fun when it's somebody else's sky god they're offering up goats to.
Lemme see here. I'll just flip open my Boeing 757 repair manual...
Adjust aileron control cable? Nope.
Check hydraulic fluid levels? Nope.
Ah! There. "Sacrifice goat", right there on page 427.
I feel safer already.
Can I start demanding that domestic airlines do this? I'd feel a lot better.
i wonder if they carry a vegetarian option on their in-flight menu.
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