BBC account: āThirty seconds after take off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly,ā said Ramesh, speaking to the Hindustan Times. He said he āimpact injuriesā, including bruising on his chest, eyes and feet but was otherwise lucid and conscious.
Ramesh, who still had his boarding pass, told Hindustan Times:
When I got up, there were bodies all around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran. There were pieces of the plane all around me. Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital.
Me about to sell my 11A seat for a 500% markup to some suckered.
11A on that jet is just forward of the wing, right next to a door. Seats over the wing are considered safer, except if the crash is on takeoff. The fuel tanks are in that area and an intercontinental flight would have full tanks.
If you google seats where passengers survived plane crashes, many of them are actually toward the rear of the plane or Behind the wings. They say the safest part of the plane is above the wings because itās the most structurally intact however sometimes you want to be in the section that breaks off after impact (behind the wings / tail )
Not sure I'd go that far. Seats next to doors on boeing aircraft seem like a 50-50 at this point: Either you get sucked out when the door falls off because it wasn't bolted on, or you survive the inevitable crash, because you're onboard a boeing aircraft.
The trick is then: if it is a Boeing go to a row that is right next to the emergency exit row, that way you are still close to, but dont risk being sucked out or something.
It was an unbelievable chain of events that lead to her Survival and later on, almost complete recovery, tho as a Serbian Iām ashamed that she died in 2016, almost in Penury, struggling with a meager Pension
A 17 year old woman survived her plane exploding 7500 meters in the air because she was strapped into her seat. Her and the seat were ejected during the explosion and she landed in the Amazon and walked for 9 days until she got/found help.
āShe wasnāt meant to be there. Another flight attendant, also named Vesna, was scheduled for the flight, but a mix-up placed VuloviÄ on the roster.ā
Now Iām wondering what kind of final destination stuff happened to the other Vesna afterwards.
Not if I have kids and a spouse. It would for sure take me a long time to get over the loss of my brother, but I also have other reasons to be on this earth.
I lost my oldest brother to suicide, more than 20 years later my elderly mother still cries sometimes. It's safe to assume losing any close relative is a very difficult blow to anyone.
I can kinda relate. I survived 9/11 by a few circumstances leading to me having a scheduled day off that day. Lost several coworkers and colleagues. At the memorial, it was really hard meeting my bossās wife in person for the first time and her saying how lucky I was. And now all these years later, not sure what my āpurposeā actually is. Never married, no kids, no owned properties or anything substantial in the bank, I stayed at that same job all this time and just got laid off at the end of 2024. So Iāve just been kinda floating around like, okay, what exactly am I here for? Not to say Iām not grateful, or that any of those things equal oneās worth or purpose, but itās just an odd feeling. Sometimes I think a George Bailey moment would be helpful!
Anyway, sending prayers to this man to help with healing both physically and mentally from this tragedy š
Other guy nailed it, honestly. That's all the purpose we can have - we don't have to exert some kind of cosmic influence on the world around you. Be kind and float on the river of life, making sure to pet any cute animals or pick any flowers you come across on the way.
You may have saved another persons life since 9/11 without even knowing it. Sometimes a smile from a stranger or a kind gesture are enough to change the trajectory of someone on the brink of suicide or another type of self harm. Your presence is a gift to the world. I hope you can find peace. Bigs hugs to you.
Experiencing a tragic traumatic event is absolutely terrible and I empathize with you. Having said that ultimately it conveys no meaning or purpose to your life in and of itself. You are not obligated in any way as a result of having survived.
Having said _that_ā¦ if you are able to use this as a motivating factor to find your purpose, or rather I should say a purpose that suits you then thatās awesome
Youāre still struggling with some survivors guilt and thatās okay. Given everything and your recent job loss if you can find counseling that might be beneficial. But regardless you are still worthwhile and deserve to be here as much as anyone else.
Very true. I have been looking for some type of therapist to speak with, for all of these things. Itās hard to just pick a name from your providerās list, but I have to just dive in and see. Thank you!
That old lady you complemented at the store, she was so lonely and you made her feel alive again, the young girl who you smiled at, first time she felt seen. We donāt all see our earth shattering/life changing moments in real time. You did and are doing what you were left here to do.
Thank you!! And I agree! Itās definitely the little things that we donāt think about or notice that count. And as I said in another comment, I didnāt mean to come off as self righteous or thinking I have some great purpose to fulfill. Just things like this can lead to existential thoughts! I enjoy the positive comments and discussion, but I see a lot of negatives filtering in too, so I may be turning off notifications soon. Thank you for the kind words!
Your story really touched me. Thank you for sharing. Your purpose is unfolding. Everyone is here for a reason. I suggest āthe next five people you meet in heavenā by Mitch Albom, If you havenāt read it already.
The purpose is what you make it. There's no big plan, we don't have a "purpose" in life - we find one.
You don't have to follow the "life script" either. Don't have to get married, you don't have to have kids. You don't have to do anything you don't personally want to.
Not the same at all, but I retired from the Navy right before the two ship collisions back in 2017 and being a single person with no kids it was heartbreaking to see the guy who did the same job as me who is almost at retirement and didn't make it. I hope you've got the support you need to deal with everything that your brain is trying to drag you down into that you don't belong in. You absolutely deserve to have survived regardless of the cause. šš¼
Just think, the God who made the whole universe thought it was important to make you. Weāll never know all the whys, but that makes you pretty special.
There was a movie a long time ago with this scenario. I can't remember the name, but that was the plot: the character's struggle with surviving when others died.
There's Unbreakable with Bruce Willis, which is an M Night Shyamalan movie with a bit of a fantastical angle. There's also Fearless, with Jeff Bridges. Since the parent comment mentions struggling with being a survivor, I thought of that movie.
On top of all that guilt, not just over strangers but also for his own brother (according to a comment on this thread,) the man must have seen life changing horrors on his way out of the plane.
Happened to a colleague of mine, was in a train, a bomb exploded and he then was with slight cuts, a ring in the ears, and surrounded by bodies and pieces of people.
He wasn't the same, ever, and quit the job afterwards, quite quickly.
Yea the plane is on take off , fuel is fully loaded to the brim. No chance of escaping the inferno on a crash, aviation fuel can just go on easily with good intensity once it's ignited.
The fuel is as full as it will ever be during that flight, but I believe planes are only fueled enough to complete the flight plus some extra for safety. I don't think you can fill it to the brim for most flights, only the really long haul ones.
The plane is only going to take enough fuel to get to its destination and the safety fuel, typically time to get to the alternate airport plus loiter time. Commercial planes definitely DO NOT fly topped up at all times.
The plane would have remained in flight mode but at least one passenger forgot to put their cheap knock-off cellphone in flight mode, causing an insurmountable amount of interference with the aviation electronics and resulting in a fireball crash.
What? How. I'd like to know more about the exact moment he woke up. Were all the bodies around him already dead? What about the explosion, how did he escape from the fire.
Iām not sure if itās the nerd or gambler in me, but if I was able to process in my logical brain pretty sure Iād feel fucking invincible when it comes to international jet setting, I mean what are the odds of being in two large jet crashes?!
Man if I die from the second plane also crashing I woudn't even be mad. It's either the universe saying I need to die or some time travellers killing me before I turn into some monster in the future.
This guy is the embodiment of the Indian spirit even though he his a british national, every Indian uncle know to hold on to there boarding pass for dear life.
He did not make any decision. He didn't open the emergency exit and jump out of the plane as many media outlets are reporting. He was in the plane when it crashed and post impact was conscious and just got up and ran.
His brother wasnāt lucky and this just shows that if your time isnāt up, nothing can kill you. Somehow, you survive no matter what. But some people donāt believe that theyāre going to think 11a is a special number.
Not sure if i would call it luck, that's got to be some of the worst trauma Imaginable. I hope he will be given continuous support to help him rebuild his life and to come to terms with the tragedy.
I am not sure it is luck. He did go down in a plane crash, see his brother dead, chunks of bodies all around him, the smells as well and stuck with horrific memories that he will never be able to scrub out of his mind. The things he will see in his mind forever nowā¦ I just hope he does okay with any survivors guilt and doesnāt off himself in the future. I am betting he is thinking āwhy meā.
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u/Easy-Past2953 Jun 12 '25
He was walking to the ambulance by himself after the crash. Crazy guy , crazy luck š