This Thai Airline Is Allowing Passengers To Buy Seats For Their “Supernatural” Dolls

Chucky must be rolling in his doll graveyard!

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Many Thais pamper them as if they are their actual, living babies

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They feed them, take them to restaurants

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Shopping malls, beauty salons, and…

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…even on flights, where now they can occupy a seat!

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They are life-like infant-sized dolls called Luk Thep, or Child Angels

Sounds too bizarre to be true? Not if you're boarding regional carrier Thai Smile Airways, a subsidiary of Thailand's flag carrier

A Luk Thep is an infant-like doll that is believed to possess a child's spirit and will bring good fortune in Thailand.

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The supernatural "child angel" dolls increased in popularity last year when local celebrities began touting the dolls' so-called benefits

A Luk Thep doll is treated as a real child by its adopted "parent" and can cost as much as USD362 (RM1534)

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