6 h. ago Revealed: Real reason why certain seats are the safest to sit on a plane

Seat 11A has been dubbed a 'miracle seat' after the Air India crash's sole survivor walked away from the wreckage - but experts say some areas of a plane are safer than others.

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9 h. ago UK student missed doomed Air India flight by minutes: ‘It’s a miracle’

The 28-year-old who lives in Bristol said she felt ‘totally numb’ after finding out the flight had crashed, killing 241 people

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21 h. ago Miracle Brit says he escaped Air India wreckage through an opening in the fuselage

Incredible footage emerged of British dad Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, limping from the charred wreckage of the plane, leading him to be dubbed the Miracle Man in Seat 11a

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25 h. ago Do 'miracle seats' whose occupants can survive a plane crash exist? Experts reveal all after Air India's sole survivor escaped from 11A

A British man sitting in seat 11A survived the fatal Air India Flight 171 to the awes of the world as many said it was an un-survivable flight. Now, experts reveal if miracle seats actually exist.

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25 h. ago 'Mystic' meaning behind miracle of 11A: Air India's sole survivor travelled in a seat with an 'angel number'

People are convinced that the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash - in what has been described as a miraculous event - was protected by his 'auspicious' seat number.

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26 h. ago Air India crash: one black box is found as Modi visits miracle sole survivor in hospital

Indian PM tours crash site and meets the only surviving passenger – a British national bound for Leicester

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34 h. ago Miracle of Seat 11A: British passenger sole survivor of Air India crash that killed 241 others

Family of Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, say he has ‘no idea’ how he survived

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35 h. ago British 'miracle man' who survived Air India crash tells of 'flickering' final moments

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35 h. ago Miracle Brit Air India survivor saw green lights before stewardesses died in front of him

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, told of his shock of finding himself alive after the devastating Air India plane crash that killed 241 others including everyone else on board

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35 h. ago Miracle of Seat 11A: British passenger survives Air India crash after 'swapping seats'

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, was the sole survivor of the 242 people on board the crashed Gatwick-bound plane as family say he has ‘no idea’ how he survived

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36 h. ago Air India plane crash LIVE: Modi meets 'miracle' British survivor of Gatwick

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits ‘scene of devastation’ as investigation into cause of disaster gathers pace

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46 h. ago Air India crash survivor’s family ‘in shock’ after ‘miraculous’ escape

The family of Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the Air India crash, has said it was a “miracle” that he survived the doomed flight which saw the other 241 passengers onboard perish.

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46 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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47 h. ago Air India survivor describes miracle escape as plane 'split and threw him out'

Survivor Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, told a doctor that immediately after the plane took off, it began descending and suddenly split in two, throwing him out and saving his life

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48 h. ago Shocked family of Air India crash British survivor speak out after 'miracle'

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, is believed to be the sole survivor from Air India Flight 171 which crashed minutes after take-off.

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48 h. ago What to Know About the Air India Crash and the ‘Miracle’ of Its Sole Survivor

What to Know About the Air India Crash and the ‘Miracle’ of Its Sole Survivor  Time Magazine

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49 h. ago British passenger who survived Air India crash has 'no idea' how he walked away from wreckage

The 40-year-old is believed to be the only survivor of the crash

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49 h. ago Shocked family of 'miracle' Brit who survived Air India plane crash break silence

A relative of Air India passenger Vishwash Kumar Ramesh said he was 'painted with blood' after he emerged from the wreckage of the doomed flight bound for London

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50 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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51 h. ago Footage shows miracle Brit survivor of Air India flight walking away from wreckage

Brit Vishwash Kumar Ramesh has miraculously survived the horror crash and was seen walking away in staggering footage captured just moments after the fireball horror

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