Man nearly sucked out of window mid-air on Ryanair plane
A Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany was forced to return to the airport after a window dislodged mid-flight. One passenger was partially sucked out of the window but was pulled back inside by others; he received medical attention upon landing.
Why it matters
This incident highlights critical aviation safety concerns and potential mechanical failures in aging aircraft fleets.
Figure caption, Watch: Inside Ryanair plane after window incident
A passenger was reportedly nearly sucked out of a cabin window in mid-air on a Ryanair plane.
Witnesses told local media the man, said to be a Serbian citizen in his 60s, was left hanging head first out of the window as far as his shoulders for several minutes, before other passengers on the flight managed to pull him back inside.
In a statement, Ryanair said its Friday morning flight from the Greek city of Thessaloniki to Germany's Memmingen returned "shortly after take-off when a passenger window dislodged inflight".
It continued: "The aircraft landed normally and passengers returned to the terminal. One passenger requested and received medical assistance on the ground in Thessaloniki."
The Irish budget airline added that "a replacement aircraft was arranged to bring passengers to Memmingen" several hours later.
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