The first Indian woman to ever win a medal in the Paralympics Game is ready to fly, literally. She’s bought a business class ticket on KLM; the privacy of the flatbed in a cubicle means she will be able catherize herself as she is paralyzed from the waist down. Two days before departure, she emails the airline, sends it her disability certificate and informs it of her special needs.
On September 16, Deepa Malik checks in at the airport and is told she cannot travel on the seat she has paid for since it would be a “safety hazard”. She is then seated on a diaper sheet in economy, unable to catherize.
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