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The case of a woman kicked off an airplane because she had cerebral palsy is approaching the India Supreme Court. Jeeja Ghosh is the director of advocacy and disability studies at the Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy. She boarded a SpiceJet plane going from Kolkata to Goa on February 19. She was already in her seat when a flight attendant told her that she had to leave the plane. “I was hysterical as the flight officials did not bother to explain why they had stopped me from taking the flight,” Jeeja told The Times of India. She was on her way to attend a seminar. Ghosh, who flies regularly, said she was removed from the plane because she did not carry a “Fit to Fly” certificate. However, India’s Civil Aviation Requirements state that no one with a disability needs to carry the certificate. The certificate is only required of passengers…
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