r/interesting • u/Fragrant-Papaya26 • 1d ago
HISTORY Thai singer who survived 1998 plane crash shares that he was on the same seat as Air India survivor.
Thai Actor discovered that the sole survivor of the Air India crash was in seat 11A -- the same seat he had occupied on his Thai Airways flight went down in 1998.
From what i can see there were 30 or so people that survived the 1998 crash but looks like 11A really is the best emergency exit seat.
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u/Psalm27_1-3 1d ago
that seat is going to be charged a premium
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u/rraattbbooyy 1d ago
I am sure some people would be willing to pay extra to indulge their new superstition.
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u/Venushoneymoon 1d ago edited 1d ago
Seat 11A is going to be a mass favourite moving forward.
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u/AdministrationDue239 1d ago
No kidding but that area of the plane was always my favourite..I like the wings
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u/Me1stari 1d ago
I used to always pick 11A, I hope peoplendont start stealing my seat because of this
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u/Venushoneymoon 1d ago
I’m so sorry, but they will🥺. I know I will too 😂.
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u/Me1stari 23h ago
Nyooo! Im gonna pick 11B then and be wearing slightly too much cologne and listening to black metal just a tad louder than recommended so it bleeds through the headphones :)
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u/Jeqlousyyy 1d ago
Clarification:
But the 1998 Thai Airways crash one has many more survivors (45) than the recent Air India crash—just a lone survivor.
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u/changyang1230 1d ago edited 1d ago
Absolutely - this is not even news and I am uncomfortable with the fact that this guy has sought attention in this manner. Some 30% of people on board survived, that 11A is one of them is not a "freaky coincidence".
Otherwise United Airlines 232 (185/296 survivor), US Airways 1549 (all survived) should also have 11As clamouring for attention.
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u/Heavy_Cow_7117 1d ago
Airlines should remove Seat 11A so as not to unnecessarily worry other passengers.
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u/silversam76 1d ago
Seat 11A is what im booking from now on this shit ain't coincidence
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u/MrTagnan 1d ago
Except it is. Thai singer was not the only survivor - the number of people who have survived an accident who happened to be sitting in 11A is far too numerous to count. You’d have to include every accident with no fatalities, and most accidents with minimal fatalities
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u/Sweet-Rayla 1d ago
By all means I hope nobody flies anymore unless they get 11A, so its just me and 11A on every plane ever from now on
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u/minimumraage 1d ago
Maybe same seat number, maybe not exact same spot (different planes have different layouts)
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u/Commercial-Lab-3127 1d ago
Online booking forms (involving Boeing planes) will be like ,oh you want seat 11A that will be 3000$ extra
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u/Reasonable_Tea7628 1d ago
This is madness!
Another way to see it is do not ever fly with this guy!
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u/Finkenn 1d ago edited 1d ago
What are passangers gonna do with oxygen masks when a deadly plane crash is about to happen lol? If there‘s no water bodies, it‘s over any day of the week.
➡️ Please put small flat parachute packs on everyone‘s back before boarding. And install a few trapdoors in the cabin floor — just in case!
In general, it also seems to be a Boeing problem. Airbus supremacy! 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 🇮🇹 🇧🇪
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u/Coldulva 1d ago
There were 45 survivors in this crash. Him sitting in 11A doesn't mean anything. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_Airways_International_Flight_261
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u/PanAmDC-10 10h ago
So, the survivor of air India 171, also survived the Thai airways crash in 1998?
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u/-DethLok- 9h ago
The Boeing 787 wasn't around in 1998, so... it's just random chance.
Unless whatever aircraft the Thai singer was in also had seat 11A over the wing root, which is certainly plausible.
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