Two different survivors of deadly plane crashes decades apart say they both sat in seat 11A. Is there something that makes that seat safter than others? Not according to aviation and disaster medicine experts.

En route to London’s Gatwick, Air India’s Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff yesterday near the Ahmedabad Airport. The flight AI171 crashed 1.5 km away from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in a residential area in Meghani Nagar. All except one of the 242 passengers on board perished in the tragic accident.

There have been cases of a very small number of survivors in very serious accidents, but it is "very rare" for there to be only one, a professor told Newsweek.

After Air India’s deadly Dreamliner crash, only one man survived. He was in 11A an emergency exit seat. Was it luck, or perfect placement?

The investigation into Air India flight 171 crash opens up questions into the many concerns surrounding Boeing's 787.

The survival of a passenger in seat 11A of crashed Air India plane has sparked debate over safest seats. Experts warn that seat safety varies by aircraft

While sitting next to an exit door may increase a person’s chances of survival in an accident, experts say that the specific seat number, such as 11A, is not universally the safest, as aircraft can have numerous different configurations.

LONDON (Reuters) -The survival of a passenger who escaped through an exit door seconds after his Air India flight crashed killing everyone else on board has prompted speculation over whether his seat, 11A, is the safest.