For the survivors themselves, the seat number carries both symbolic and emotional weight. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh has spoken cautiously about the ordeal, sharing gratitude but avoiding grand claims. “I can’t explain it. All I know is I’m alive,” he told reporters. James Ruangsak, now a motivational speaker, has often spoken about how his brush with death changed his outlook on life. “I don’t know why I was spared. But I try to live in a way that honors that second chance.” Both men, unknowingly bound by a numbered seat, carry stories that will stay with them—and us—forever.
