Ryanair Passenger Nearly Sucked Out of Plane After Window Breaks Mid-Flight

The Irish Times—A Ryanair flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Greece after a cabin window dislodged mid-air, nearly pulling a passenger out to his shoulders before fellow travelers — including his wife — pulled him back inside. Witnesses described the man's head and upper body being outside the aircraft momentarily before the emergency. The incident occurred on a flight to Germany, and the plane diverted to Thessaloniki. A Greek news outlet reported an engine failure also occurred during the same flight. Ryanair and aviation authorities have yet to explain how a cabin window became fully detached in flight.

• The Irish Times — A Ryanair cabin window dislodges mid-flight, partially sucking out a passenger
• The Indian Express — Passenger nearly pulled out of the plane before being rescued
• news.com.au — Ryanair flight diverts after a window 'detaches' from the aircraft mid-air
• DNyuz — Passenger injured in the incident involving the dislodged window
• Daily Mail — Passenger sucked out up to his shoulders before travelers pulled him back in
• New York Post — World — Ryanair passenger nearly sucked out of broken plane window to his shoulders mid-flight
• The Straits Times — Emergency landing triggered after window detachment forces crew to act
• The Independent (UK) — Man's wife helped pull him back inside the cabin before he was fully ejected
• Business Insider — A Ryanair passenger was injured when a cabin window 'dislodged' in midair
• CBS News — Man partially sucked out through a plane window, according to passenger accounts
• Guardian — Ryanair passenger almost sucked out of shattered window during flight
• BBC — Passengers describe seeing man nearly sucked out of the window mid-flight
• The Portugal News — A separate Ryanair flight to Porto declared an emergency and diverted to France
• Kathimerini English (Greece) — Flight returns to Thessaloniki after engine failure; passenger injured by debris
• CBC News — The window reportedly came loose during or shortly after takeoff
• NDTV — Passenger's head and shoulders were outside the aircraft before others intervened
• The Daily Beast — Airline passenger partially sucked out in terrifying mid-flight emergency
• South China Morning Post — Man nearly sucked out of ‘detached’ window on Ryanair flight
• Hacker News — Hacker News reports a concurrent mid-air engine failure on the same aircraft
• CNBC — Ryanair jet makes emergency landing in Greece after window 'dislodges' in flight
• Reuters — Ryanair jet window 'dislodged' during flight forcing emergency landing in Greece