【Indian Air Crash】Both Survivors from Seat 11A, Thai Singer Posts: Goosebumps
Published atJun 14, 2025 02:14 pm
The seat number of the sole survivor of the Indian air crash drew attention from well-known Thai singer James Ruangsak. He straightforwardly stated that it was the same seat number as the one he survived with in a past air crash, both being "11A", which gave him goosebumps.
He wrote on Facebook: "The sole survivor of the Indian air crash, his seat number turns out to be the same as mine back then, 11A. Goosebumps."
According to reports, James Ruangsak was one of the miracle survivors of the Surat Thani air crash on December 11, 1998. On that day, a Thai Airways A310-300 flight from Bangkok to Surat Thani lost control and crashed into part of the control tower, ending up in a pond in a rubber plantation 2 kilometers away.
At that time, there were 145 passengers and crew on board, 101 people perished, and James was one of the few survivors. Indian Prime Minister Modi visits the sole survivor of the air crash, Ramesh. His seat at the time was 11A.James once admitted in an interview that for 10 years after the incident, every time he flew it was a mental torment for him, he would not talk to anyone on the plane, he had to stare out the window and could not close the shutter.
He said, with the companionship and encouragement of his wife, he has now recovered 98%, only experiencing PTSD symptoms when there is a rapid descent lasting more than 10 seconds.
On June 12, a crash near Ahmedabad Airport in Gujarat, India, resulted in over 200 deaths. The flight was scheduled to fly from Ahmedabad to London, UK, taking off at 1:38 PM local time (MYT 4:08 PM), and it crashed into a civilian area near the airport within five minutes of takeoff.
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