'Child Angel' dolls have become increasingly popular in Thailand. Photo / Instagram, vitrawee
'Child Angel' dolls have become increasingly popular in Thailand. Photo / Instagram, vitrawee
A Thai airline has offered to serve food and drinks to dolls - as long as they've purchased a ticket.
The bizarre moves follows a craze in Thailand for ultra-realistic dolls, known as Luk Thep or "Child Angels" - with some owners believing they have supernatural powers.
While on a Thai Smile Airways (part of national carrier Thai Airways) flight, the dolls are expected to abide by the same rules as human passengers. They must wear a seatbelt when instructed and will be offered food and drink throughout the flight.
Without a ticket, they are treated merely as carry-on luggage.
The Star reported that a memo had been sent out to Thai Smile Airways staff, which explained the dolls can be treated as children, as they undergo a "spiritualisation" process, which is believed to breathe life into them.
