Demand for the “lucky” seat 11A has surged in recent days — after a man sitting in the seat was the only one to miraculously survive last week’s Air India crash, according to travel agents.
The sharp rise comes despite aviation experts warning that the specific seat — which is next to an emergency exit — has no proven safety advantages.
“It has to be a seat next to the emergency exit. I am willing to fork out any extra amount for it,” businessman Jitender Singh Bagga told the Times of India ahead of his planned flight to the US this week.
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“If seat 11A is next to the emergency door of the British Airways flight I intend to take … I want to be
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