‘If we die, we die together’: wife of Ryanair passenger almost sucked through window speaks

A Ryanair flight operated by Malta Air experienced a severe incident shortly after departing from Thessaloniki, Greece, for Memmingen, Germany. An engine failure caused parts to smash an acrylic window, leading to a passenger, Ljubisa Karović, being partially sucked out of the aircraft. His wife, Svetlana Grković, grabbed his legs and, with the help of other passengers, managed to pull him back inside. Karović sustained serious injuries and remains in hospital. The cabin decompressed, causing oxygen masks to drop, and the aircraft returned to Thessaloniki. The incident is under investigation.

A Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen experienced a severe decompression event shortly after takeoff when a passenger window dislodged. The aircraft, operated by Ryanair's subsidiary Malta Air, dropped 9,000 feet in approximately 10 minutes. One passenger, whose wife described him as seriously injured and in shock with a badly injured hand and burns, lost consciousness multiple times due to the extreme decompression and lack of oxygen. Other passengers reported screams and a feeling of not being able to breathe, with some fearing the plane was going down. The flight returned to Thessaloniki, where the injured passenger received medical assistance on the ground.