British man tells how he miraculously avoided flight on crashed plane in India

A British businessman who bought a ticket for the crashed plane in India returned it at the last minute due to suddenly changed plans. He told about this in an interview with the Sun newspaper.

The man was on a business trip in India and was supposed to fly to London on June 12. But at the last moment, colleagues advised him to reschedule the flight to the same route, only on June 14 due to a tight schedule. By coincidence, seat 11A by the emergency exit was reserved for the businessman - the only survivor of the June 12 plane crash was sitting in the same seat.

"It's a shock. Such a strange coincidence... I'm very grateful that I made this decision at that time," said the Briton.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger plane crashed on June 12 near the city of Ahmedabad. According to Air India, which operated the flight, there were 242 people on board. Only one person managed to survive.