Seat 11a Draws Attention After Sole Survivor Of Air India Crash Walks Away

Indian authorities ordered each Boeing 787s being operated by section carriers to beryllium inspected connected Saturday, June 14. The telephone comes aft an Air India clang killed 270 group this week, according to Reuters. The London-bound formation struck a aesculapian assemblage lodging successful a residential area of nan northwestern metropolis of Ahmedabad minutes aft takeoff Thursday, June 12.

Viswash Kumar Ramesh, 38, nan sole subsister of nan crash, continues to retrieve successful nan hospital. “He is doing very good and will beryllium fresh to beryllium discharged anytime soon,” Dr. Dhaval Gameti told nan Associated Press on  Saturday.

Safest spot connected a plane

Gamesh was seated successful spot 11A erstwhile nan level crashed. Many wonderment if that spot saved his life. Aviation experts show nan New York Times — astir apt not. 

“If you’re successful a crash, each bets are off,” said Jeff Guzzetti, a erstwhile mishap interrogator for nan Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board. “So prime immoderate spot you want to make you consciousness comfortable.”

Seat 11A was successful an exit statement connected nan near broadside of nan plane. Upon impact, nan correct broadside of nan level was crushed.

In an emergency for illustration a fire, erstwhile “you’re still sitting connected your landing cogwheel and nan airplane is beautiful overmuch upright and intact,” an exit statement whitethorn connection nan quickest way to safety, Guzzetti said. “But pinch respect to nan clang dynamics of an mishap for illustration Air India, I deliberation it’s conscionable a matter of chance.”

US sending aid

The U.S. is sending investigators to nan clang tract arsenic nan craft was American-made. Currently, it’s unclear what caused nan level to plummet soon aft takeoff, but Air India stated that nan unit issued a mayday telephone soon aft departure.

Relatives of nan clang victims expressed vexation Saturday that nan recognition process was taking excessively long. Authorities opportunity it usually takes up to 72 hours to complete DNA matching, and they are expediting nan process.