'If we die, we die together': Wife of man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane speaks of ordeal
A Ryanair passenger was nearly sucked out of a cabin window after a suspected engine failure caused a rapid decompression. His wife and other passengers managed to pull him back inside, and he is currently recovering from serious injuries.
Why it matters
This incident highlights critical aviation safety concerns and the potential for catastrophic mechanical failures to endanger passenger lives.
Image source, Facebook/Karovic Ljubisa Image caption, The pair were returning from holiday in Thessaloniki, Serbian media reports
A woman who held the legs of her husband as he was nearly sucked head-first out of a Ryanair cabin window on Friday said "half of his body was sticking out of the plane."
Svetlana Grković, who was travelling with her husband Ljubisa Karović from Greece's Thessaloniki to Germany's Memmingen, told Greek public broadcaster ERT he was "outside up to his chest" for two minutes.
"I immediately reacted and grabbed his legs. I thought: 'If we die, we die together,'" Grković told Serbian outlet Nova.
With the help of two other passengers, Grković said she was able to pull her husband - who she said lost consciousness three times - back inside.
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