Man partially ejected from Ryanair plane after window detaches mid-flight

A terrifying mid-flight incident aboard a Ryanair flight saw a passenger partially ejected from the aircraft when a window detached. Svetlana Grković, traveling with her husband Ljubiša Karović, described the harrowing moments. "Half of his body was outside the plane," she told Greek broadcaster ERT, as reported by the BBC.

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Half of his body was outside the plane.

Passengers on the flight, en route from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Munich, Germany, acted quickly to save Mr. Karović. Grković recounted how she immediately grabbed her husband's legs, thinking, "If we die, we die together." She added, "Fortunately, he had his seatbelt on," which aided other passengers in pulling him back into the cabin. The incident occurred after the plane experienced a technical issue and turned back to Thessaloniki. Grković believes a piece of the engine detached, struck the window next to her husband, and caused a cabin depressurization.

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If we die, we die together.

Chaos erupted inside the plane as oxygen masks deployed. Grković, with the help of two other passengers, managed to pull her husband back inside. She described her husband losing consciousness three times during the ordeal. "A few people came to my aid. I especially remember one man and one woman. The man helped me and Ljubiša tremendously. We held Ljubiša's legs together while the plane turned back to Thessaloniki airport," she told Serbian outlet Nova-media.

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Fortunately, he had his seatbelt on.

Her husband, 61, remains hospitalized with severe injuries, including extensive friction burns on his arm and body. He is reportedly in shock, unable to communicate, and has no memory of the event. While passengers reported hearing an explosion-like sound and suspecting engine failure, investigators have not yet confirmed the exact sequence of events. The flight was only shortly airborne when the incident began.

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A few people came to my aid. I especially remember one man and one woman. The man helped me and Ljubiša tremendously. We held Ljubiša's legs together while the plane turned back to Thessaloniki airport.