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Air India’s sole crash survivor narrates his escape
- Air India flight AI171 crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, killing 241 people and leaving only one survivor, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who escaped through a broken emergency exit door.
- The investigation is ongoing, and Ramesh's account of flickering lights and a loss of altitude will aid in understanding the crash's cause, as he reported that the aircraft wasn't gaining altitude before impact.
- Air India, after years of losses, was on a path to profitability before the crash, which could jeopardize its expansion plans and consumer trust.
- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation mandated inspections across Air India's 787 fleet after the crash, which is under investigation for possible electrical failures.
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Vishwaskumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the Air India plane that crashed in the city of Ahmedabad immediately after taking off for London.
Air India survivor offers vital clue to cause of crash as investigators work to solve mystery
The only person to survive the Air India Flight 171 catastrophe has provided investigators with crucial evidence about the moments before the aircraft crashed in Ahmedabad, claiming more than 240 lives
Miracle in seat 11A: Eerie coincidence links Thai actor-singer and Air India crash survivor
Thai actor-singer Ruangsak Loychusak, who survived the Thai Airways Flight TG261 crash in 1998, has shared a haunting coincidence. He discovered that Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the recent Air India crash in Ahmedabad, also occupied seat 11A—the exact seat Ruangsak held during his own crash 27 years ago. Ruangsak, now 47, posted on Facebook in Thai recalling the crash, “The survivor of the plane crash in India sat in the same sea…
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh is the only survivor of the Air India crash, which killed 279 people. He told a DD reporter about exactly what happened during the minutes before the tragedy.
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