Ryanair passenger injured as engine part hits window, causing decompression

A passenger is still hospitalized and in shock after a terrifying mid-air incident on a Ryanair flight. A part detached from the aircraft's engine, striking the cabin window and shattering it. The passenger, 61-year-old Ljubiš Grkovič, was partially pulled out of the plane by the airflow before his wife and other passengers managed to pull him back inside.

His wife, Svetlana Grkovič, told the BBC that her husband suffered severe injuries to his arm and burns. "The most important thing for me is that he stayed alive. He has a particularly badly injured arm, and he also suffered burns. At the moment, he cannot communicate normally and does not remember the whole event," she said.

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The most important thing for me is that he stayed alive. He has a particularly badly injured arm, and he also suffered burns. At the moment, he cannot communicate normally and does not remember the whole event.

The flight, operated by Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air, was en route from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Memmingen, Germany. Flight tracking data shows the Boeing 737-800 lost approximately 2.7 kilometers of altitude shortly after takeoff. The aircraft is reportedly 18 years old.

Fraport Greece, which manages Thessaloniki Airport, confirmed that the Greek Aviation and Railway Safety Investigation Service is investigating. Specialists from Boeing, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency are involved due to the aircraft's origin and the incident occurring in North Macedonian airspace.

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