Loychusak, who is now 47, recently took to Facebook to share his shock after knowing that the only survivor of the recent crash in Ahmedabad was also seated in 11A. “The lone survivor of the plane crash in India was sitting in the same seat number as me, 11A. Goosebumps,” he wrote.

Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane, operated by Air India, crashed in Ahmedabad earlier this week, killing almost everyone on board and many more on the ground. India's aviation watchdog has since ordered the carrier to complete safety checks on its entire Dreamliner fleet.