Ruangsak Loychusak, a popular Thai singer and actor who miraculously survived a fatal plane crash in 1998, has expressed shock over a chilling coincidence linked to the recent Air India crash in Ahmedabad.
According to Loychusak, the sole survivor of the June 2025 Air India flight — Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a British national of Indian descent — was seated in 11A, the exact same seat Loychusak had occupied during his own near-death experience more than two decades ago.
In 1998, Loychusak was one of 45 survivors of Thai Airways flight TG261, which crashed while attempting to land in Surat Thani, southern Thailand. The aircraft had departed from Bangkok, but a mid-air stall caused it to crash into a swamp. The accident claimed 101 lives out of 146 passengers and crew members onboard.
Now 47, Loychusak shared his thoughts on Facebook on Thursday, June 12, 2025, expressing his disbelief and emotional reaction to the strange and unsettling parallel. He described the discovery as both shocking and humbling.
The Air India tragedy, involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for London Gatwick, killed 241 people, making Vishwash Kumar Ramesh’s survival — from seat 11A — all the more extraordinary and symbolic for aviation watchers and survivors like Loychusak.
Both incidents have reignited global conversations around air safety and the strange coincidences that sometimes emerge from tragedy.
“I had goosebumps when I saw it. The lone survivor of the plane crash in India was sitting in the same seat number as me — 11A. I want to offer my condolences to all those who lost loved ones in the tragedy,” he wrote.
Although he no longer possesses his original boarding pass from the 1998 crash, newspaper reports from the time confirmed his seat number.
In an interview with Bangkok Post, Loychusak reflected on his survival and the emotional scars left by the crash.
“I lived a second life after the crash. For 10 years, I had a hard time flying. My breathing would become difficult even when the air was fine. I didn’t talk much on flights and always stared out of the window. I wouldn’t let anyone close it; it made me feel unsafe,” he shared.
He also spoke about how the haunting memories stayed with him for years.
“The sound of the crash, the smell of burning, even the taste of the swamp water — I remember it all. I carried it with me in silence for years. If I saw dark clouds or a rainstorm outside, I would feel terrible, like I was in hell,” he added.