Indian authorities ordered that on Saturday, June 14th, all Boeing 787s are ordered to be run by local airlines, according to Reuters. The London-bound flight attacked a medical school hostel in a residential area in Ahmedabad, Northwestern city, minutes after taking off on Thursday, June 12th.
Viswash Kumar Ramesh, 38, the sole survivor of the crash, continues to recover at the hospital. “He's doing very well and ready to be discharged from the hospital any time soon,” Dr. Dabal Gameti told the Associated Press on Saturday.
The safest seat on the plane
Gamesh was sitting in seat 11a when the plane crashed. Many wonder if that seat saved his life. Aviation expert told the New York Times, but perhaps not.
“If you're crashing, all bets are off,” said Jeff Gutsetti, former accident investigator with the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Traffic Safety Commission. “So choose the seat you want to make you feel comfortable.”
Seat 11a was in the exit row on the left side of the plane. The impact crushed the right side of the plane.
In an emergency like a fire, “You're still sitting in the landing gear and the plane is pretty upright and unharmed,” the exit line may provide the fastest path to safety, Gutzetti said. “But when it comes to crash dynamics in accidents like Air India, I think it's just a matter of coincidence.”
We are sending assistance
The US dispatches investigators to crash sites because the aircraft are made in the USA. Currently, it is unclear why the plane plunged shortly after takeoff, but Air India said it had issued a Mayday Call shortly after its crew departed.
Parents of crash victims expressed their complaints on Saturday that the identification process was taking too long. Officials say it usually takes up to 72 hours to complete the DNA matching, and they are driving the process.
