Panic on Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki as debris shatters window, injures passenger
Engine failure debris shattered a cabin window, partially ejecting a passenger before the flight made an emergency return to Thessaloniki.
- On Friday, July 10, 2026, a Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Memmingen, Germany, returned to Thessaloniki after an engine failure caused a passenger window to detach mid-flight.
- Greek media reported that debris from an engine detached and shattered the aircraft's window over North Macedonia, forcing the Boeing 737-800 to abort its route.
- One passenger told Radio Thessaloniki, "Most of us had fallen asleep; there was a noise, like a tyre bursting," while fellow travelers pulled a man back inside the cabin.
- Four passengers were transported to the hospital for medical checks, with one Serbian tourist hospitalized for friction burns, while the airline arranged a replacement aircraft for Memmingen.
- Aviation authorities are conducting an investigation into the engine failure, though officials confirmed there was no crack or structural breach in the fuselage of the aircraft.
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The incident occurred on Friday shortly after the take-off from Greek Thessaloniki, and the plane was on its way to the airport in Bavaria, but was forced to turn around.
A passenger plane flying from Thessaloniki, Greece to Germany experienced panic when a window detached during flight. The passenger sitting next to the window narrowly escaped being thrown out of the plane thanks to their seatbelt.
Ryanair flight makes emergency landing after window dislodges midair
A Ryanair flight bound for Germany was forced into an emergency landing in Greece on Friday after a cabin window dislodged in midair. A passenger was partially pulled through the opening before fellow travelers pulled him back inside.
One Ryanair flight returned from an emergency to Greece after a window was removed in the middle of the flight.
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