The 22-year-old Moscow Aviation Institute student was separated from his classmate Mohd Amirul Azmer, 22, moments before the first explosion went off, when he left to buy new flight tickets after the two missed their flight back home.
“I left my phone and backpack with Amirul at a restaurant at an upper level to go to the ATM to withdraw cash to buy flight tickets to Malaysia,” Adam said in a report by the New Straits Times.
“As I was making my way back to Amirul, the first explosion went off. The ceiling caved in just a few metres from me, so I sprinted in the opposite direction,” he said.
Another explosion then occurred a few metres to his right, showering him with debris.
“I was lucky to escape unhurt as the impact was cushioned by the crowd nearby,” he said.
Adam made his way out of the airport and left for a nearby hotel with two other tourists as the authorities had cordoned off the area.
Adam was finally reunited with Amirul the next day before boarding the flight back to Malaysia.
He was welcomed home at KLIA by his mother Mahiran Mohd Noor, 47, and younger brother, Arif Roslan, 20.