The seat was probably in an exit row. A 787, like the ones operated by Air India, typically has more than 40 rows that seat nine across in the economy section.

Viswash Kumar Ramesh miraculously walked away from the crash but his younger brother Ajay – sitting just metres away at 11J – died.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the lone survivor of the Air India crash that killed 241 passengers and crew, was seated in Seat 11A, in an emergency exit row on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Video footage ...

The man who walked away from the Air India plane crash as the disaster's only survivor was sitting near an emergency exit on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Latest U.S.

While some prioritize leg-room when it comes to air travel, others may think a little more about their seat selection.

An Air India flight from India to Vienna dropped 900 feet shortly after takeoff on June 14. The incident occurred less than ...

How the Man in Seat 11A Became a Plane Crash’s Sole Survivor Viswash Kumar Ramesh was one of 242 people on the 787-8 Dreamliner that went down shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India. Somehow ...

But the 787-8 Dreamliner has eight exits, all attended with at least one member of the cabin crew. The other advantage of seat 11A is that it falls within the sturdy “wing box” of a plane ...

Viswashkumar Ramesh said his 11A seat was near an emergency exit on the London-bound Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday and he managed to walk out.

Ramesh Viswashkumar had been in seat 11J, though his boarding pass says 11A. A seat map of the India Air 787-8 Dreamliner shows 11A is right next to the emergency exit. News18 ...