‘If we die, we die together’: wife of Ryanair passenger almost sucked through window speaks
A passenger on a Ryanair flight was partially sucked out of a window after an engine failure caused debris to shatter the acrylic pane. His wife and other passengers managed to pull him back inside the cabin, and he is currently recovering in a hospital.
Why it matters
This incident raises serious questions about aviation safety standards and the structural integrity of aircraft windows during engine failures.
The broken window of the Ryanair aircraft in a picture obtained from social media. The damage resulted from an engine failure. The broken window of the Ryanair aircraft in a picture obtained from social media. The damage resulted from an engine failure. Ryanair ‘If we die, we die together’: wife of Ryanair passenger almost sucked through window speaks Svetlana Grković says she grabbed her husband’s legs while he was ‘outside up to his chest’ for two minutes
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Prefer the Guardian on Google A woman who saved her husband from being completely sucked out of a Ryanair plane mid-flight has said she thought as he held on to his legs: “If we die, we die together.”
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