Embarrassment at 30,000 Feet

April 10, 2001

On February 26, 2001, I flew Executive Class with Mandala Airlines, flight RI089, from Padang, West Sumatra, to Jakarta.

During the flight, I had to use the toilet in the Executive Class. While sitting on the closet, somebody from outside tried to open the locked toilet door. I screamed in the hope that the person would stop, but to no avail. The person tried to force open the door, while I tried my best to keep the door closed by holding on to

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