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Why is 11A the most hated aeroplane seat? The hate for 11A isn’t down to superstition, but pure practicalities. The seat on a typical Boeing won’t have a window, unlike the other window seats ...
After the miraculous survival of a sole passenger on the Air India flight that crashed moments after takeoff killing everyone else onboard, a debate has ignited over whether his seat, 11A, is the ...
Travel agents in India are seeing increased demand for seat 11A — where Air India flight 171's lone survivor Vishwash Kumar ...
Also, seat 11A isn’t in the same spot on every airplane and may not always be as close to an emergency exit. That being said, experts say sitting near an emergency exit can improve chances of ...
Vishwashkumar Ramesh emerged alive from the Air India crash that killed everyone else on board. What lies behind our ...
Travel expert Simon Calder answered readers’ questions on flight safety – from how crashes like Southend and the Air India disaster are investigated to what passengers can do to stay safe ...
Studies suggest that passengers in particular seats are more likely to survive a plane crash – but does it really make a difference?
'A dreadful seat that's a disgrace to the aviation industry.' That's how I described window seat 30F on a Ryanair flight from Belfast International to London Stansted during a mystery shopper test ...
There have been a lot of people posting online about Seat 11A after a man in that seat was the sole survivor of an airplane crash. Here are the facts on whether it’s really safer.
The sudden movement of engine fuel switches has taken centre stage in the investigation of the Air India Boeing Dreamliner ...
Two different doomed flights, two different survivors with one thing in common: seat 11A. Vishwashkumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the Air India crash that killed 241 people on board and several ...
Ruangsak Loychusak, 47, from Thailand, survived a deadly crash in 1998 after sitting in seat 11A like Air India survivor Vishwash Kumar Ramesh - but why is that position so lucky?