The survival of a passenger who escaped through an exit door seconds after his Air India flight crashed killing everyone else on board has prompted speculation over whether his seat, 11A, is the safest.

In a devastating tragedy involving an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner ... However, one passenger, seated on seat 11A, miraculously survived. According to aircraft configuration, Seat 11A ...

An Air India crash Thursday involved a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which the aircraft manufacturer first delivered 14 years ago.

The survival of a passenger in seat 11A of crashed Air India plane has sparked debate over safest seats. Experts warn that seat safety varies by aircraft

While sitting next to an exit door may increase a person’s chances of survival in an accident, experts say that the specific seat number, such as 11A, is not universally the safest, as aircraft can have numerous different configurations.