Bizarre Travel Rituals

Airline Sacrifices Goats

If you're a nervous flyer, then this could be the airline for you. Nepal Airlines wasn't content to just fix the technical problems on one of their Boeing 757 jets, they got old school and sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god right in front of the plane. That is a whole new level of commitment to service. Any guesses on what the main in-flight course was? Next time Delta delays you for technical reasons, tell them they're going to have to wack at least one goat to get you to move.

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Airline Industry
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SCORE
1.5 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen X
  • Millennial (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 4%
Activity 33%
Freshness 8%

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