According to The Times in London, seat 11A on Flight 171 was the first economy seat, adjacent to the bulkhead emergency exit. There were seven other emergency exits on the plane.

When plane crashes happen, like the tragic event in India on Thursday, people often wonder if there's a safest seat onboard. On Air India flight 171, the safest seat appeared to be 11A, because ...

Travel agents in India are seeing increased demand for seat 11A — where Air India flight 171's lone survivor Vishwash Kumar Ramesh sat before 241 passengers and crew were killed.