Passenger Sucked Out of Airplane ‘to His Shoulders’ After Window Breaks
- On Friday, a Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Memmingen, Germany, returned to Thessaloniki shortly after takeoff when a window dislodged mid-flight, leaving one passenger requiring medical assistance.
- Local media reports indicate a piece of the engine broke off and smashed the window, causing cabin decompression on the Malta Air-operated Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
- FlightRadar24 data shows the plane turned around after about 22 minutes in the air, while Radio Thessaloniki obtained footage showing the shattered window and dangling oxygen masks.
- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the aircraft was a Boeing 737 NG and stated it is ready to support the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority and National Transportation Safety Board in the investigation.
- This incident parallels a 2018 Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 NG accident where a fractured fan blade caused a window to break, an event that prompted regulators to require more frequent engine fan blade inspections.
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What seems unimaginable to many is like a déjà vu for BILD reporter Andreas Thelen.
An incident caused panic in a Malta Air flight of the Ryanair Group on Friday, 10 July. A porthole broke in flight, causing the cabin to depressurize and one of the passengers to suck. The passenger was held by his seat belt as well as by his companion and other passengers. He was taken care of when the aircraft landed.
Conflicting Reports Surround Ryanair Emergency
A Ryanair passenger was reportedly pulled toward a failed window mid-flight before the crew got the jet on the ground safely. Story Snapshot Breaking reports say a window failed on a Thessaloniki-to-Memmingen Ryanair flight, nearly ejecting a man. Separate mainstream reports on a Ryanair emergency in Memmingen cite violent storms and turbulence, not a window...
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