Air India plane crash: Seat 11A where the survivor was sitting is near the emergency exit in Boeing 787 Dreamliner
A man on board the London-bound
Air India flight
that crashed near the
Ahmedabad
airport on Thursday afternoon survived the horrific incident, a doctor at the city civil hospital said.
Vishwaskumar Ramesh was in `11A' seat of the
Boeing
787 Dreamliner which was carrying 242 passengers and crew. He was travelling to London with his brother. Dr Shriq M who works in the trauma ward of the Ahmedabad civil hospital told PTI that Ramesh has been admitted to the hospital.
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There were 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian on the Gatwick Airport-bound flight. The plane crashed into accommodation used by doctors less than a minute after take-off.
Seat 11 A location in a Boeing aircraft
In a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, seat 11A is typically located near the front of the Economy Class cabin, along the left-hand window when facing forward. It is a window seat usually part of the first or second row of Economy Class, depending on the airline's configuration.
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Seat 11A is right behind the door, which serves as emergency exits in crisis situations.
Picture Credits: SeatGuru by Tripadvisor.
'Mayday'
This is the first crash involving the Boeing Dreamliner, feted for its advanced features.
According to Air India, of the 230 passengers, 169 were Indians, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian. The other 12 people on board were two pilots and 10 crew members.
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The pilot issued a 'Mayday' distress call, denoting a full emergency, soon after takeoff at 1.39 pm, the Air Traffic Control at Ahmedabad said.
The search was also on for the aircraft's black box -- the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder -- for clues to understand what happened in the last crucial moments of the doomed flight to London's Gatwick airport.
The 11-year-old aircraft could be seen from miles away, losing altitude rapidly and combusting in a fiery blaze that sent plumes of thick black smoke spiralling up in the air.
Noting that the aircraft with a full fuel load for a long trip climbed just about 600-800 feet before plummeting to the ground almost immediately, Aviation experts said going by the available visuals lack of thrust in both engines and a bird hit could be among the probable causes. TV footage showed the aircraft making a slow descent shortly after taking off, with its landing gear still extended.
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