A 61-year-old passenger was left hanging halfway out of a Ryanair flight after a cabin window shattered mid-flight on July 10, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency return to Thessaloniki.<\/p>\n
On Friday, July 10, a Ryanair flight bound for Memmingen, Germany, turned back to Thessaloniki shortly after takeoff following the structural failure of a cabin window. Debris from the aircraft’s engine reportedly struck the window, shattering the pane and causing immediate cabin decompression.<\/p>\n
During the incident, Serbian passenger Ljubisa Karovi\u0107 was partially pulled through the shattered window. His wife, Svetlana Grkovi\u0107, and two other passengers managed to pull him back into the cabin while he was strapped into his seat. Grkovi\u0107 later told media that she held onto his legs, thinking, “If we are to die, we will die together.” The 61-year-old lost consciousness three times during the event.<\/p>\n
Ljubisa Karovi\u0107 remains hospitalized in a state of shock, suffering from severe hand injuries and burns; he currently has no recollection of the incident. While a family-appointed expert suggested engine failure caused the window damage, official investigators have yet to confirm this theory.<\/p>\n
The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 operated by Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air, is currently subject to an investigation by Greek aviation authorities. Due to the nature of the event, representatives from Boeing, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) are participating in the inquiry.<\/p>\n
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