53 m. ago 'I survived plane crash by sitting in seat 11A just like sole Air India survivor'

After the tragic Air India crash yesterday, a Thai singer has opened up about his haunting experience surviving a similar ordeal almost 30 years ago

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53 m. ago Why 11A is the most hated seat: Are some aeroplane seats safer than others?

The most hated seat on a Boeing plane appears to have been the luckiest seat on board the ill-fated Air India flight

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1 hour ago Unanswered questions on Air India plane crash survivor from seat riddle to crazy escape

As families across the world grieve in the aftermath of yesterday's Air India Flight 171, the question of how solve survivor Vishwash Kumar Ramesh walked away with his life continues to perplex

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2 h. ago Aviation expert explains how man could have survived Air India plane crash

The lone survivor of the Air India plane crash was in seat 11A, next to one of the aircraft’s emergency exits

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3 h. ago Video shows object 'flying off Air India plane' seconds before crash

Investigators are poring over the footage amid claims that the flying debris may have been the emergency door immediately next to the sole survivor of the Ahmedabad air disaster.

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3 h. ago Who is the miracle man in Seat 11A? Everything we know about Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash

Astonishing footage captured 40-year-old Londoner stumbling away from the crash site, visibly bloodied and disoriented

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16 h. ago Miracle in seat 11A: British national survives Air India plane crash

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh has no memory of escaping one of the worst aviation disasters in India’s history, his family say

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19 h. ago Miracle of Seat 11A: British passenger survives Air India crash after 'fleeing burning plane'

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, escaped almost certain death after jumping off the crashed Gatwick-bound plane as family say he has ‘no idea’ how he survived

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21 h. ago Miracle in seat 11a: British national survives Air India plane crash disaster

The survivor is reportedly a British national who walked away from the crash site

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21 h. ago How to survive a plane crash: The deadly common seatbelt error... why you should NEVER wear cotton if flying over the ocean... and where to sit

Is flying still the safest way to travel? People might be forgiven for thinking otherwise given the alarming string of recent disasters.

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69 h. ago Flight attendants reveal why they have different seatbelts to passengers

Rather than the classic 'round the waist' belt that most plane seats provide, flight attendants are treated to a much more secure 'X' across the body design

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3 d. ago World's tallest woman forced to pay for SIX plane seats and has to be carried on via stretcher when she flies

Rumeysa Gelgi, who stands at 7ft 0.7inches, revealed she is 'forced' to pay for six plane seats when travelling - as she's required to spend the entire flight strapped down to a stretcher.

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3 d. ago Flight attendant reveals real reason why you should never swap seats with someone else

Switching seats on a plane is always controversial. And now a flight attendant has taken to social media to warn passengers not to let another traveller switch seats with them.

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8 d. ago Ryanair passengers are 'thrown against the ceiling' with nine injured as extreme turbulence hits flight from hell over Europe, leaving terrified air crew in tears

The Berlin to Milan flight encountered storms over southern Germany, with reports that people were thrown from their seats as the plane was buffeted.

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1 week ago Cabin crew reveals best seats to book on the plane and it's not near the back

A member of cabin crew has shared their favourite economy seat to bag on a flight - the one that has more leg room and is more likely to be crumb-free and clean

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1 week ago How flight attendants 'punish' passengers who refuse to swap seats on a plane

Orlando-based flight attendant Mitra Amirzadeh told The Wall Street Journal that passengers who refuse to swap seats are 'punished' with this secret trick that cabin crew swear by.

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1 week ago Flight attendant reveals the secret trick used to 'punish' passengers who refuse to swap seats

Orlando-based flight attendant Mitra Amirzadeh told The Wall Street Journal that passengers who refuse to swap seats are 'punished' with this secret trick that cabin crew swear by.

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2 w. ago Woman sprints to front of plane after landing but pilot has last laugh

A pilot has been hailed a "hero" after he took revenge on a woman who sprinted to the front of the plane as soon as it landed, despite the seatbelt sign still being on

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2 w. ago Severe turbulence on Qantas flight results in cabin crew member’s broken ankle

The incident on the flight from Sydney to Brisbane resulted in four people being out of their seats as the plane landed

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2 w. ago 'Never use back pocket on plane seats' pilot warns passengers

Captain Steve Scheibner has told fliers to avoid the 'black hole of despair'

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