Passenger 'nearly sucked out of window mid-air' on Ryanair plane
A Ryanair passenger was partially sucked out of a Boeing 737 window after an engine failure caused the glass to shatter during a flight from Greece.
📍 Aftermath
An engine failure on a Ryanair Boeing 737 flight from Greece shattered a window, causing a passenger to be partially sucked out of the plane. Fellow passengers pulled the man back inside.
The NTSB attributed the emergency to a right engine issue.
Epilogue added 42d ago, after coverage quieted.
Sources (17)
- Passenger partially sucked out of Boeing jet after engine failure shatters window as company celebrates new production line KING5.com · 44d ago
- A man was partly sucked out of broken window on a plane, but fellow passengers pulled him back Fortune · 44d ago
- Passenger partially sucked out of window on budget flight to Germany ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation · 44d ago
- Fellow passengers pull back man partly sucked out of broken window on a flight from Greece KHON2 · 44d ago
- Video Shows Damaged Engine on Ryanair Boeing 737 After Mid-Air Window Strike Nearly Sucked Man Out Yahoo · 44d ago
- Report: Window dislodges on Ryanair Boeing 737, passenger nearly sucked out of plane KOMO · 45d ago
- Apparent engine fan blade failure preceded rupture of Ryanair 737 window The Air Current · 45d ago
- Passenger partly sucked from Ryanair plane during flight DW.com · 45d ago
- Passenger partly sucked out of window soon after takeoff from Greece but others pull him back in WRAL · 45d ago
- Ryanair passenger sucked out of airplane ‘to his shoulders’ after window breaks CNN · 45d ago
- NTSB says Ryanair emergency on Boeing jet due to right engine issue The Seattle Times · 45d ago
- Man nearly sucked out of window mid-air on Ryanair plane, passengers say BBC News · 45d ago
- Airline Passenger Partially Sucked Out of Window in Terrifying Mid-Flight Emergency The Daily Beast · 45d ago
- Ryanair jet window 'dislodged' during flight forcing emergency landing in Greece CNBC · 45d ago
- Ryanair Passenger Partly Sucked Out of Jet as Window Breaks The Seattle Times · 45d ago
- Ryanair passenger almost sucked out of shattered window during flight The Guardian · 45d ago
- Passenger 'nearly sucked out of window mid-air' on Ryanair plane BBC · 45d ago broke it first
Where it stands
A passenger on a Ryanair Boeing 737 flight from Greece to Germany was partially sucked out of a broken window mid-air. Fellow passengers pulled the man back into the cabin after he was sucked out to his shoulders. The incident forced an emergency landing in Greece.
Coverage from the BBC, CNN, and The Seattle Times emphasizes that the window rupture followed an engine issue. The Air Current reports an apparent engine fan blade failure preceded the rupture, and the NTSB has identified the right engine as the source of the emergency. Other reports from Fortune and WRAL highlight the role of other passengers in rescuing the man.
Future developments depend on the NTSB investigation into the right engine failure. Coverage from KING5 notes the incident occurred as the manufacturer celebrates a new production line.
Synthesized by Newsylist from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 42d ago.
Answered
What caused the window to break?
According to coverage from The Air Current and The Seattle Times, the rupture was preceded by an engine issue, specifically an apparent fan blade failure in the right engine.
How was the passenger saved?
Fellow passengers pulled the man back into the aircraft after he was partially sucked out of the window.
Where did the flight end up?
The aircraft made an emergency landing in Greece.
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