Passenger 'nearly sucked out of window mid-air' on Ryanair-owned plane
A Ryanair-owned Malta Air flight was forced to return to Thessaloniki after a cabin window dislodged mid-flight. A passenger was partially pulled out of the window but was saved by fellow travelers while wearing his seatbelt.
Why it matters
This incident raises significant concerns regarding aviation safety and the maintenance standards of aging aircraft operated by budget airlines.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The incident reportedly happened on a Malta Air flight, which is a subsidiary of Ryanair
A passenger was reportedly nearly sucked out of a cabin window in mid-air on a Ryanair-owned 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 Malta Air 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."
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