Nepalese airline sacrifices goats to help repair airplane
No, it’s not a joke. This happens in 2007 and most of all, the deed was done not by some obscure one-plane airline which makes short tour flights, but by the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC).
The state run airline sacrificed two goats earlier this week, hoping it would please the gods and resolve technical problems with a troubled jet. NAC has two Boeing 757 airplanes and one of them is grounded for maintenance since last month. The other one was flying Sunday night for Hong Kong and when it reached cruise altitude the pilot observed that the anti-ice device was not working. The plane flew back to Nepal with 129 passengers aboard for repairs. Two hours later, the engineering department said the problem was fixed but 15 minutes after it took off from Kathmandu International Airport the same problem persisted and the plane returned for the second time, now 39 persons short (they were scared after the 1st return and decided not to board on the 2nd attempt- sissies :D).
In that night, believe it or not, chief of NAC engineering department found the root cause of his problem in a dream: God was angry as the corporation had not appeased him by sacrificing goats! So, the corporation decided to worship God, and sacrificed two goats, hoping that all would be well with its aircraft. The sacrifice was offered at NAC’s hangar by the company’s top bosses, including the Managing Director. One official also declared: “The decision to sacrifice was made after the chief engineer consulted with the top management this morning.”
To crown it all, NAC senior officials detained a photographer from one of the local newspapers for taking photos. He was fined and his equipment confiscated. Upon his release, the man declared: “I took photos, as other officials were taking photographs using their mobile sets”.
From now on don’t say that you haven’t been warned. And if you’re bold enough to fly to Nepal with the Nepal Airlines Corporation always remember to take some goats with you. You may never know how they may come in handy.
