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Newspaper headlines: India Air crash 'sole survivor' and 'miracle of seat 11A' Newspaper headlines: India Air crash 'sole survivor' and 'miracle of seat 11A'
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Israel launching strikes against military and nuclear sites in Iran broke too late for the first editions of this morning's papers. But there is plenty of reaction on their websites.
The crash of London-bound Air India flight 171 in Ahmedabad dominates the Friday headlines. The Sun leads with the "miracle Brit in seat 11A", the seat of Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a father from Leicester who was the only survivor of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash which killed all the other 241 passengers and crew on board. The Guardian says explosions were heard around the Iranian capital, Tehran, as Israel announced strikes.
The Daily Telegraph also leads with the "miracle of seat 11A", and says the crash - in which 52 Britons died - is the UK's worst air disaster since 1985. Experts suggest the crash could have been caused by engine failure, bird strike, or a problem with the position of the wing, the paper reports. The Daily Mail says Israel has called the action "pre-emptive", and Iran says it will offer a "decisive" response.
"Miracle of seat 11A" is also the lead for the Daily Star, which reports that Mr Ramesh's family said "he had no idea how he walked away from the wreckage". All the papers reflect on the more than 240 people killed when a London-bound Air India flight crashed in western India yesterday.
Mr Ramesh survived the crash "against all odds", says the Daily Mirror, which shows a photo of him walking away from the disaster scene. The Daily Telegraph is one of many papers to carry photographs of the plane plunging to the ground in Ahmedabad, almost immediately after take off.
The "miracle" of seat 11A also fronts the Daily Express. The Guardian says footage of the aftermath showed smoke rising over the area, as well as firefighters on "charred streets" and people on stretchers.
The worst aviation disaster in more than a decade will pile "new pressure... on Boeing", writes the Financial Times. It is the first crash of the Boeing 787 model since it entered service in 2011, but comes as the company has tried to "rebuild trust" following two fatal crashes of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in 2018 and 2019 respectively. The Times says the cause of the crash is still unknown but experts are considering engine failure, a problem with the position of the wing, or a bird strike.
The Times reports on the crash's "sole survivor" as well as other victims, including a family from Northamptonshire, and a couple and their two young children from Gloucester. King Charles III said he was "desperately shocked" by the disaster, while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was "heartbreaking". The paper goes on to say that the captain had more than 8,000 hours of experience and is understood to have made a mayday call as the plane failed to climb.
Metro also leads with Mr Ramesh, who the paper reports "appeared dazed and startled" as he was led away from the disaster scene by police. Mr Ramesh's brother was also on board and is believed to be among the 241 other passengers who died. The Financial Times writes that the worst aviation disaster in more than a decade will pile "new pressure" on Boeing, which made the plane.
"British man walks away from crash that kills hundreds," is the lead for the i Paper, which writes that the victims included 169 Indians, seven Portuguese and one Canadian. Dozens more were killed on the ground when the crash sent a "huge fireball" into the sky. It is the first crash of the Boeing 787 model since it entered service in 2011.
A photo of Mr Ramesh's boarding pass, with seat 11A circled, is on the front page of the Daily Mail. The paper reports he called his family after he "emerged limping from the smouldering wreck" and told them: "I don't know how I'm alive." There is nothing to suggest any fault on Boeing's side, but the paper says the incident comes as the company is trying to "rebuild trust" following two fatal crashes of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in 2018 and 2019.
The aircraft smashed into a hostel housing "medical students, doctors and their families", reports the Guardian. And "miracle" is the word used by most of the papers to describe a passenger from Britain surviving the crash.
The Metro says Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who managed to walk away from the scene, was sat by the plane's emergency exit door.
The front page of the Daily Mail features a photograph of his boarding pass, for seat 11A, labelling it "lucky".
All the papers carry the comments the sole survivor made after the crash, in which he said he had no idea how he was still alive.
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