BBC
Nepal's state-run airline has confirmed that it sacrificed two goats
to appease a Hindu god, following technical problems with one of its
aircraft.

Nepal Airlines said the animals were slaughtered in front of the plane
- a Boeing 757 - at Kathmandu airport.

The offering was made to Akash Bhairab, the Hindu god of sky
protection, whose symbol is seen on the company's planes.

The airline said that after Sunday's ceremony the plane successfully
completed a flight to Hong Kong.

"The snag in the plane has now been fixed and the aircraft has resumed
its flights," senior airline official Raju KC was quoted as saying by
Reuters.

Nepal Airlines has two Boeing aircraft in its fleet.

The persistent faults with one of the planes had led to the
postponement of a number of flights in recent weeks.

The company has not said what the problem was, but reports in local
media have blamed an electrical fault.

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bw@barrk.net (B1ackwater) wrote in news:46dff95b.190589
@news.east.earthlink.net:

On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:01:44 GMT 7 Sep 2007 01:08:30 GMT, bw@barrk.net
(B1ackwater) wrote:

What kind of aircraft? Two goats might be enough to fix a 727,
or even a 737 probably, but a 747? I think they should have erred on
the side of caution. That's just my opinion of course, but there it
is.