Ryanair passenger partially sucked out of window on flight from Greece
A Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany was forced to make an emergency landing after a window dislodged mid-flight, partially sucking a passenger out. The passenger survived with non-life-threatening injuries, and investigations are underway regarding potential engine failure.
Why it matters
This incident raises significant aviation safety concerns regarding the structural integrity of Boeing 737 aircraft and the potential for uncontained engine failures.
ATHENS/WASHINGTON - A passenger was partially sucked through a dislodged window on a Ryanair Boeing 737 flight shortly after takeoff from Thessaloniki in Greece on Friday, two airport sources said, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing.
The plane was scheduled to fly from Thessaloniki to Memmingen airport in Germany but returned to Thessaloniki "when a passenger window dislodged inflight", Ryanair said in a statement. It is unclear what led to the broken window.
The Serbian national who was partially sucked through the window was transferred to the AHEPA University General Hospital in Thessaloniki but did not face life-threatening injuries, the Serbian consulate said, adding that doctors were determining the extent of the injuries.
Serbian media quoted a passenger telling Radio Thessaloniki that the man's head and shoulders were outside the aircraft before fellow passengers pulled him back in.
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