On social media, James Ruangsak Loychusak shared his feelings after reading the news about the only survivor among the 242 passengers and crew members on the Air India flight in Ahmedabad, Gujarat state.
Gold filling. He sat at my number - 11A, the actor wrote.
James survived the Thai Airways Airbus A310-300 crash at a rubber plantation in Surat Thani province on December 11, 1998. The accident killed 101 people and injured 45 others, including James in seat 11A, according to Khaosod.
In addition to his surprise at the strange coincidence, the actor also sent his condolences to those who died and the families who lost loved ones in the Air India tragedy.
Indian Home Minister Amit Shah visited Vishwash Kumar Ramesh - the only survivor on the flight - at a hospital in Ahmedabad on June 12.
The only survivor was an Indian-origin British citizen. He is believed to have jumped off the plane and stood up on his own, running to a nearby ambulance for help.
Dr. Dhaval Gameti, who directly treated him, said Ramesh was injured in many places, in a state of disorientation, but had overcome the danger.
On social media, users commented on the extraordinary nature of only one person surviving an air accident, calling it an unbelievable, magic, diverse intervention and marveling.
It is rare for a single person to survive a major aviation disaster. The incident has attracted strong attention globally, with many people learning about similar cases that have occurred.
In recent decades, some other outstanding cases of the only survivor have been recorded in the history of civil aviation.
For example, George Lamson Jr., then 17 years old, survived the Galaxy Airlines crash in Reno (Nevada, USA) in 1985.
Bahia Bakari survived the Yemenia Airways plane crash near the Comoro Islands in 2009.
Jim polehinke, deputy chief engineer and the only survivor of the Comair accident in Lexington, Kentucky in 2006.
